The DAX Futures is trading at 13,140.00  with a loss of -0.06% percent or -7.30 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,192.00 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.90 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,795.00 with a loss of -0.19% percent or -11.00 point.The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,658.00 with a loss of -0.11% percent or -4.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Germany’s seasonally adjusted harmonised unemployment rate was unchanged for the sixth straight month at 3.1 percent in October 2019, the lowest in 39 years. The the number of unemployed rose while employment showed no growth.

The number of unemployed people rose 0.8 percent from the previous month to 1.34 million, while employment was flat at 41.99 million.

Compared with October 2018, unemployment fell by 6.3 percent from 1.43 million and the number of employed rose by 0.4 percent from 41.84 million.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,140.57 up with 1.16% percent or +151.28 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,188.50 up with +0.42% percent or +29.74 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,799.68 up with +1.27% percent or +72.47 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,649.78 up with +0.53% percent or  +146.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,112.76 up with +0.63% percent or +19.56 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,566.67 up with +0.54% percent or +46.03 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,300.09 up with +0.71% percent or +164.86 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,219.58 up with +0.60% percent or +161.00 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,899.47 up with 0.74% percent or +21.35 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,893.02 with 0.10% percent or +42.73  point at 12:15 PM.