The DAX Futures is trading at 11,384.80  up with +0.20% percent or +22.80 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,048.00 up with +0.04% percent or +3.00  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,986.50 up with +0.14% percent or +7.00 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,173.00 up with +0.20% percent or +22.80  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The DAX remains under strong pressure and posted sharp losses for a second straight week. Investor risk appetite has waned, as the ongoing global tariff war between the U.S. and its major trading partners has dampened global growth. The markets are hoping for a breakthrough at the G20 summit in Argentina on Friday, when President Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. If there is any progress, traders can expect the DAX to respond with gains.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 11,354.72 up with +1.45% percent or  +162.03 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,036.00  up with +1.20% percent or +83.14  point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 4,994.98 up with +0.97% percent or +48.04 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,640.24 up  with +1.46% percent or  +354.29 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,673.45 up with +1.55% percent or +40.89 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,081.85   up with +2.06% percent or +142.87 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,952.40 up with +0.64% percent or+140.40 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,309.32 up with +0.25% percent or +66.86 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,574.68  with a loss of -0.044% percent or  -1.13 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,464.65 up with +0.31% percent or +110.57 point at 12:15 PM.