The DAX Futures is trading at 13,417.00 with a loss of -0.40% percent or -53.70 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,549.00 with  a loss of -0.20% percent or -15.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,032.00 with a loss of -0.10% percent or -6.00 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,758.00 with a loss of -0.21% percent or -8.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

  • The Germany30 touched the highest since January 2018 yesterday before reversing direction and closing lower.
  • The index is still above the 55-day moving average at 13,175, which has supported prices on a closing basis since October 8.

 

  • There are no major data releases scheduled for either Germany or the Euro-zone today. ECB’s Mersch is scheduled to speak.

 

 

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,456.49  up with +0.037% percent or +4.97  point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,622.35 up with +0.062% percent or +4.75 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,040.89 up with +0.079% percent or +4.76 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,939.67 up with +0.11%% percent or +32.62  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,283.15  with a loss of –0.15% percent or -4.98 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,251.33 with  a loss of –0.24%percent or –22.60 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,916.58 with a loss of –0.45% percent or –108.59  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,743.60 with a loss of –0.49% percent or –141.54 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,090.04 with a loss of –0.54% percent or –16.78 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,694.56 with a loss of –0.62% percent or –258.07 point at 12:15 PM.