The DAX Futures is trading at 11,957.50  up with +0.05% percent or +6.50 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,324.50 with a loss of  -0.16%percent or -11.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,245.20 with a loss of -0.33% percent or -17.30 point .  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,299.00 up with +0.09% percent or +3.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The DAX index is trading sideways in the Thursday session. Currently, the index is at 12,038, down 0.01% on the day. On the release front, German Factory Orders declined 0.9%, missing the estimate of +1.8%. On Friday, Germany releases industrial production and trade balance, while the eurozone will release GDP. The U.S will release one of the most important economic indicators, nonfarm payrolls.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 11,955.25  with a loss of -0.71% percent or -85.21 point.the FTSE 100 closed at  7,318.62  with a loss of  -0.0046% percent or -0.34 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,243.84 with a loss of  -0.31% percent or -16.37 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,995.87  up with +0.080% percent or +20.88 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,878.05  with a loss of -0.37% percent or -10.55 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,922.73  with a loss of -0.91% percent or -72.45 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,307.06 with a loss of -0.80% percent or -180.88 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,982.63  up with +0.029% percent or  +7.81 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,702.30 up with +0.40% percent or +10.71 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,260.32  up with +0.046% percent or  +17.51 point at 12:15 PM.