The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,447.49 with a loss of –1.78% percent or –80.81 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,700.80 with a loss of -1.49% percent or -86.20 point.  The DAX Futures is trading at 10,503.20 with a loss of -0.30% or -31.10 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,826.00 with a loss of -1.43% percent or –41.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 4.02% or 0.83 points to trade at 21.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) added 3.35% or 2.78 points to end at 85.66 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was up 3.27% or 8.10 points to 255.70 in late trade.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,528.30 up +with 0.65%% percent or +29.30 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 5,736.61 with a loss of  –1.31% percent or –76.22 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 10,675.90 up with +0.47% percent or +50.12 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,650.44 with a loss of –2.44% percent or –592.05  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,823.16 with a loss of –1.79% percent or –51.40  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,560.73  with a loss of –1.03% percent or –89.41 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,280.78 with a loss of –1.97% percent or –388.34   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,865.73 with a loss of –1.91% percent or –464.29  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,827.01 with a loss of –0.90% percent or –25.54 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 30,528.88 with a loss of –3.54% percent or –1,119.12 point at 12:15 PM.