The DAX Futures is trading at 11,362.50  with a loss of -0.32% percent or -36.00 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,040.50 up with +0.46% percent or +32.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,004.50 up with +0.70% percent or +35.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,185.00  with a loss of -0.34% percent or -11.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The DAX index has posted slight losses in the Wednesday session. Currently, the DAX is trading at 11,331, up 0.20% on the day. On the release front, German GfK consumer climate dipped to 10.4 points, shy of the estimate of 10.5 points. The U.S. releases Preliminary GDP, with an estimate of 3.6%. On Thursday, German Preliminary CPI is expected to remain at 0.2%. As well, Germany releases unemployment change and the ECB will publish its financial stability review.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 11,298.88  with a loss of  -0.090% percent or  -10.23  point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,004.52  with  a loss of -0.18% percent or -12.33  point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 4,983.24 up with +0.0018% percent or +0.090 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,366.43 up  with +2.50% percent or  +617.70 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,743.79 up with +2.30% percent or +61.62 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,291.59  up with +2.95% percent or +208.89 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,262.60 up with +0.39% percent or+85.58 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,483.96  with a loss of -0.74% percent or -198.60 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,567.44 with a loss of -1.32% percent or  -34.29 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,139.01 up with +1.18% percent or +422.06 point at 12:15 PM.