The DAX Futures is trading at 12,360.80 with a loss of -0.37% percent or -45.80 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,313.80  with a loss of -0.25% percent or -18.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,548.50  up with +0.04% percent or +2.00 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,454.00  with a loss of -0.29% percent or -10.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Today’s economic calendar includes MBA Mortgage Applications 7:00 AM ET, ADP (NASDAQ:ADP) Employment Report 8:15 AM ET, Treasury Refunding Announcement 8:30 AM ET, PMI Manufacturing Index 9:45 AM ET, ISM Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET, Construction Spending 10:00 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET, FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET, and the Fed Chair Press Conference 2:30 PM ET.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 12,344.08 up with +0.13% percent or +16.06 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,385.26   with a loss of -0.44% percent or -32.96 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,586.41 up with +0.097% percent or +5.44 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,430.14 with a loss of -0.61% percent or -162.77 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,923.73 with a loss of -0.75% percent or -22.10 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,049.64  wilth  a loss of -0.57% percent or -45.75 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,258.73 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -48.85 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,957.91 up with +0.87% percent or +258.80   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,078.34  up with +0.52% percent or +15.84 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,092.08  up with 0.16% percent or +60.53 point at 12:15 PM.