The DAX Futures is trading at 12,133.50  with a loss of -0.58% percent or -71.00 point . The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,432.00 with a loss of  -0.27% percent or -20.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,315.00  with a loss of -0.64% percent or -34.50 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,343.00 with a loss of -0.45% percent or -15.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

the ECB plans to wind up its asset-purchase program, which has been in play since March 2015. ECB policymakers have taken pains to provide themselves some wiggle room, saying that the program could be extended if inflation suddenly weakens. Still, the markets expect this stimulus plan to be terminated on schedule. In August, the Bank purchased EUR $29 billion, the lowest level since this stimulus program started. T

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 12,164.82  with a loss of -0.37% percent or -45.39 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,444.84 with a loss of  -0.17% percent or -13.02 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,320.35  with a loss of  -0.42% percent or -22.34 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,952.48  with a loss of -0.048% percent or -12.34 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,896.72   with a loss of -0.17% percent or -4.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,091.25  with a loss of -0.23% percent or -18.29 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,580.83 with a loss of -0.51% percent or -116.07 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,267.80  with a loss of  -2.52% percent or  -705.54 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,704.34 with a loss of  -1.68% percent or -46.24  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,870.01  with a loss of -0.75% percent or  -287.91 point at 12:15 PM.