The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,315.50 with a loss of -6.34% percent or -292.00 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,553.50  with a loss of -5.22% percent or -306.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 9,817.20 with a loss of -4.69% percent or -483.30 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,728.00 with a loss of -4.52% percent or –129.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which rose 3.44% or 0.69 points to trade at 20.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) added 3.39% or 0.62 points to end at 18.76 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 2.97% or 1.03 points to 35.66 in late trade.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,610.25 with a loss of –0.57% percent or –26.36 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 5,876.52 with a loss of –1.40% percent or –83.71 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 10,438.68 with a loss of –0.35% percent or –36.81  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,553.22  with a loss of –5.86% percent or –1,464.94  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,741.38 with a loss of –4.89% percent or –140.85 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,952.05 with a loss of –4.70% percent or –392.20  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 18,559.63 with a loss of –4.41% percent or –856.43 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,290.68 with a loss of –3.73% percent or –940.93 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,923.49 with a loss of –1.52% percent or –45.03  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 33,409.94 with a loss of –6.41% percent or –2,287.46  point at 12:15 PM.