The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,447.50 up with +2.38% percent or +103.50 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,672.00 up with +1.77% percent or +98.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 10,345.20 up with +1.48% or +151.20 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,832.00 up with +2.28% percent or +63.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

European stock markets are set to push higher Tuesday, following on from Monday’s strong gains, as investors look for more financial aid to help bolster the region’s battered economies.

At 2:25 AM ET (0625 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded up 1.1%. France’s CAC 40 futures were up 1.9%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract in the U.K. rose 1.4%.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,346.14 up with +4.61% percent or +191.56 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 5,582.39 up with +3.08% percent or +166.89 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 10,075.17 up with 5.77% percent or +549.40  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 22,679.99 up with +7.73% percent or +1,627.46 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,663.68 up with +7.03% percent or +175.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,913.24 up with +7.33% percent or +540.15  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 18,950.18 up with +2.01% percent or +373.88 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,147.31 up with +1.68%  percent or +398.19  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,818.58 up with +1.98% percent or +54.59  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 29,259.04 up with +6.05% percent or +1,668.09 point at 12:15 PM.