The DAX Futures is trading at 12,308.00 up with +0.29% percent or +36.00 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at  7,461.00 up with +0.26% percent or +19.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,300.07 up with +0.31% percent or  +16.21 point .  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,373.00 up with +0.27% percent or +9.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Contrarily, energy sectors, including the Benchmark US crude, increased by 33 cents, settling at $68.91 a barrel during electronic trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange because of concerns and questions over the ability of OPEC to increase its production. The dollar dropped to 109.58 yen from a previous level of 109.97 yen on Friday. The euro also gained value from a previous $1.1657 to $1.1697.

In the yields realm, the yield on the 10 Year Treasuries fell by 1 basis point to 2.88%, which was its lowest in over 3 weeks. Moreover, the 10-year yield on Germany’s dropped by 1 basis point, settling at 0.33%, which was its lowest in four weeks. Moreover, Britain’s 10-year yield dropped by 1 basis point, settling at 1.308%.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,252.80 with a loss of -1.33% percent or -328.09 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,717.07  with a loss of -1.37% percent or  -37.81 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,532.01 with a loss of -2.09% percent or -160.81 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,342.00 up with  +0.017% percent or +3.85 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,876.95 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -84.44 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,844.51 with a loss of  -0.52% percent or  -14.83 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,492.88 up with +0.064% percent or +22.53 point at 12:15 PM.