The DAX Futures is trading at 12,454.30 up with +0.32% percent or +39.80 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,370.20 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -13.30 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,682.20 up with +0.11% percent or +6.20 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,566.00 p up with +0.31% percent or +11.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
In Germany, consumer prices remained unchanged month-on-month, in September, which was worse than a forecasted 0.1% increase. In August, consumer prices had fallen by 0.2%.
From the U.S, the Chicago PMI failed to impress, with the PMI falling from 50.4 to 47.1. Economists had forecast a fall to 50.2.
Weakness in the U.S manufacturing sector failed to spook the majors ahead of today’s ISM Manufacturing PMI figures
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 12,475.11 up with +0.37% percent or +50.54 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,405.54 with a loss of – percent or –2.67 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,681.80 up with + percent or +4.02 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,916.83 up with + percent or +96.58 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,976.74 up with + percent or +14.95 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,999.34 up with + percent or +59.71 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,885.24 up with + percent or +129.40 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,092.27 up with + percent or +137.46 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,905.19 with a loss of – percent or –26.98 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,469.73 with a loss of – percent or –197.60 point at 12:15 PM.