The DAX Futures is trading at 13,464.50 with a loss of -0.82% percent or -111.00 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,545.00 with a loss of -0.61% percent or -46.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,079.00 up with +0.66% percent or +40.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,770.00 with a loss of -0.63% percent or -24.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

It was yet another mixed day for the auto sector. Continental bucked the trend on the day, falling by 0.85%. BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen saw green, however, with gains of 0.76%, 0.17%, and 0.72% respectively.

It was a bearish day for the banks, with Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank both sliding by 2.31%.

From the CAC, it was also a bearish day for the banks. BNP Paribas fell by 0.51%, with Credit Agricole and Soc Gen down by 0.47% and by 0.21% respectively.

For the French auto sector, it was a mixed day, however, with Peugeot falling by 0.18%, while Renault gained 0.85% on the day.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,548.94 up with +0.17% percent or +22.81  point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,651.44 with a loss of –0.30% percent or –23.12  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,078.54 with a loss of –0.36% percent or –22.17 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,348.10 up with +0.17% percent or +50.46  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,329.62 up with +0.39% percent or +12.81 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,388.94  up with  +0.34% percent or +31.81 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,864.56 with a loss of –0.91% percent or –218.95  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,030.82 with a loss of –2.66% percent or –765.09  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,052.14 with a loss of –1.41% percent or –43.65 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,385.73 with a loss of –0.34% percent or –143.18 point at 12:15 PM.