The DAX Futures is trading at 11,860.00   up with +0.08% percent or +8.90 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,191.50 up with +0.20% percent or +14.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,443.00  with a loss of -0.08% percent or -4.50 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,418.00 up with +0.18% percent or +6.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

European stocks pulled back on Wednesday. GBP/USD joined EUR/USD’s slide yesterday with the euro rising while the pound slid against the dollar currently. The Stoxx Europe 600 lost 0.4%. Germany’s DAX 30 slipped 0.25% on mixed data as GfK consumer confidence remained steady while import prices declined. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.34% while UK’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4% to 7114.71.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 11,838.88  up with +1.18% percent or +137.86   point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,204.96  up with +0.27% percent or +19.35 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,449.97  up with +1.51% percent or +81.17 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,362.25  up with +1.25% percent or +326.15  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,924.58 up with +1.27% percent or +36.64 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,973.39  up with +1.48% percent or +116.51 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,704.37  up with +1.19% percent or +243.44point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,663.98 with a loss of –0.15% percent or –39.52 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,886.24 with a loss of –0.16% percent or –4.68 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,968.33 with a loss of –0.27% percent or –101.16 point at 12:15 PM.