The DAX Futures is trading at 12,386.50 up with  +0.19% percent or +24.00 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,461.20 up with +0.19% percent or +14.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,479.50 up with  +0.22% percent or +12.00 point .  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,409.00 up with +0.12% percent or +4.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The DAX index has edged upwards in the Today session, erasing the losses seen on Monday. Currently, the index is at 12,365, up 0.12% on the day. On the release front, German Wholesale Price Index jumped 0.3%, edging above the estimate of 0.2%. On Wednesday, the spotlight will be on the Federal Reserve, which is likely to maintain interest rates at a range between 2.00% and 2.25%.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 12,374.66 up with +0.19%   percent or +23.84 point.the FTSE 100 closed at  7,507.56 up with +0.66% percent or  +49.15 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,479.10 up with  +0.054% percent or +2.93 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,492.21  with a loss of  -0.26% percent or -69.84 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,915.56 with a loss of -0.13% percent or -3.81 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,007.47  up with  +0.18% percent or +14.22 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 24,033.79 up with +0.39% percent or +93.53 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,840.95 up with +1.24% percent or  +341.56 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,806.81  up with +0.92% percent or  +25.67 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,542.61 with  a loss of -0.30% percent or -109.45 point at 12:15 PM.