The DAX Futures is trading at 12,016.00 up with +0.06% percent or +7.60 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,344.50 up with +0.04% percent or +3.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,464.50 up with +0.14% percent or +7.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,370.00 up with +0.06% percent or +2.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
There is growing optimism with regard to the U.S-China trade talks, which have continued this week in Washington. The sides have made substantial progress, with reports that an agreement between the world’s two largest economies is 90% complete. The outstanding issues include enforcement mechanisms and the removal of trade tariffs. There has been positive news out of China this week, as manufacturing PMI posted a 14-month high, and the China 50 index has climbed to its highest level since March 2018.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,384.63 up with +0.64% percent or +166.50 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,879.39 up with +0.21% percent or +5.99 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,891.78 up with +0.048% percent or +3.77 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,807.50 up with +0.38% percent or +82.55 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,936.32 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -50.07 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,246.57 up with +0.94% percent or +30.28 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,744.23 up with +0.15% percent or +59.51 point at 12:15 PM.