DAX Futures Morning Update on 20 March 2019

The DAX Futures is trading at  11,720.50 with a loss of -0.37%  percent or -43.00  point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,211.80  with a loss of -0.47% percent or -34.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,397.20  up with +0.07% percent or +3.70 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,312.00 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -2.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

German ZEW Economic Sentiment remained in negative territory but improved to -3.6 points. This easily beat the estimate of -11.0 points. The eurozone event showed a similar trend, improving to -2.5 points. This beat the forecast and was the highest reading since May. On Tuesday, Germany releases PPIand the Federal Reserve issues its monthly rate statement.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 11,788.41  up with +1.13% percent or +131.35  point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,324.00 up with +0.34% percent or +24.81 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,425.90 up with +0.24% percent or +13.07 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,887.38  with a loss of -0.10% percent or -26.72 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,832.57 with a loss of -0.013% percent or -0.37  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,723.95 up with +0.12% percent or +9.47 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,608.92 up with +0.20% percent or +42.07 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,369.41 with a loss of -0.33% percent or -96.87  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,089.86 with a loss of -0.036% percent or -1.12 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,354.16  with a loss of -0.031% percent or -12.00 point at 12:15 PM.