The DAX Futures is trading at 12,390.50 up with +0.60% percent or +74.50 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,391.00 up with +0.52% percent or +38.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,472.50 up with +0.48% percent or +26.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,408.00 up with +0.62% percent or +21.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The DAX index has posted gains in the Today session, continuing the upward trend seen on Wednesday. Currently, the index is at 12,284, up 0.54% on the day. On the release front, there are no major German or eurozone events. Eurozone consumer confidence is expected to post a decline of -2 for a second straight month. On Friday, Germany and the eurozone release manufacturing PMIs.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,656.98 up with +0.95% percent or +251.22 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,930.75 up with +0.78% percent or +22.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,028.23 up with +0.98% percent or +78.19 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,869.93 up with +0.82% percent or +195.00 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,888.55 up with +1.50% percent or +410.88 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,797.48 up with +2.50% percent or +68.24 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,794.22 with a loss of -0.88% percent or -327.00 point at 12:15 PM.