The DAX Futures is trading at 13,225.30 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -3.80 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at  7,493.00 with a loss  -0.03% percent or -2.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,952.00  with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.50 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,728.00  with 0.00% percent or 0.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

For the DAX: It was another mixed day for the auto sector. BMW bucked the trend on the day, rising by 0.21%. It was bearish for the rest, however. Continental, Daimler, and Volkswagen fell by 1.51%, 1.41% and by 0.72% respectively.

It was also a mixed day for the banks. Commerzbank rose by 0.29%, while Deutsche Bank fell by 0.11%.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,222.16  with a loss of -0.49% percent or –65.67  point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,540.75  up with +0.21% percent or +15.47 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,959.60  with a loss of –0.15% percent or -8.66 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,239.28  with a loss of –0.099% percent or –27.88 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,191.14  with a loss of –0.043% percent or -1.38 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,827.73 up with +0.050% percent or +4.38  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,864.85 with a loss of –0.29% percent or -69.58 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,767.79  with a loss of –0.42% percent or –116.42 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,017.07 up with +0.00071% percent or +0.021  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,595.37 up with +0.089% percent or +36.80 point at 12:15 PM.