The DAX Futures is trading at 11,980.50  up with +0.15%percent or +18.00 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,200.80 with 0.00% percent or -0.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,327.50 up with +0.17% percent or +9.00 point .  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,313.00  up with +0.18%  percent or +6.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S Treasury bonds yields continue to climb, weighing on global equity markets. On Tuesday, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes hit 3.26%, the highest yield since 2011. As well, 30-year Treasury bonds climbed to 3.44%, a four-year high. Eurozone bond yields have also risen, pushing European stock markets to multi-week lows. Asian stock markets hit 17-month lows on Tuesday, weighing on European markets. Earlier on Tuesday, the DAX dropped to its lowest level since

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 11,977.22  up with +0.25% percent or +30.06 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,237.59 up with +0.059% percent or  +4.26 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,318.55 up  with +0.35% percent or +18.31 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,430.57  with a loss of -0.21% percent or -56.21 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,880.34 with  a loss of -0.14% percent or -4.09 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,738.02 up with +0.027% percent or +2.07 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,506.04  up with +0.16% percent or +36.65 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,290.83  up with  +0.45% percent or +117.92 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,721.41  up with +0.015% percent or  +0.40 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,677.65 up  with +1.10% percent or+378.18 point at 12:15 PM.