The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,361.00 with +0.28% percent or +18.00 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,024.80 up with +0.23% percent or +16.30 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,462.00 up with +0.21% or +33.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,026.00 up with +0.10% percent or +4.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

European stock markets traded largely higher Friday, continuing the strong gains from the previous session as solid economic data boosts optimism over the region’s outlook.

At 3:50 AM ET (0850 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 0.3% higher, the CAC 40 in France rose 0.4%, while the U.K.’s FTSE 100 dropped 0.4%, underperforming as a strong pound hits the performance of the index’s major exporters.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,386.41 up with +percent or +42.83 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,018.05 with a loss of –percent or ?1.74 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 15,437.51 up with + percent or +67.25 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,207.84 up with percent or ++123.69 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,155.86 with a loss of – percent or ?3.26 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,470.99 with a loss of – percent or ?64.75 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,364.46 up with  + percent or +46.63 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,370.16 with a loss of – percent or –88.28 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,491.15 up with percent or +4.59 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 50,743.48 up with +percent or +203.00 point at 12:15 PM.