The DAX Futures is trading at 13,281.50 up with +0.67% percent or +87.80 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,374.00 up with +0.47% percent or +34.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,854.00 with a loss of -2.78% percent or -167.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,690.00 up with +0.71% percent or +26.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

It was a bearish start to the week for the auto sector. Volkswagen led the way, sliding by 2.88%, with Continental and Daimler falling by 2.54% and 2.34% respectively. BMW saw a more modest loss of 1.50%.

It was also a bearish day for the banks, with Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank falling by 1.17% and by 0.35% respectively.

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YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,204.77 with a loss of  –2.74% percent or –371.91  point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,412.05 with a loss of –2.29% percent or –173.93  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,863.02 with a loss of –2.68% percent or –161.23 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,535.80 with a loss of –1.57% percent or –453.93  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,243.63  with a loss of –1.57% percent or -51.84 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,139.31 with a loss of –1.89% percent or –175.60 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,215.71 with a loss of –0.55% percent or –127.80   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,949.64 up with +0.15% percent or +40.52  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,976.53 with a loss of –2.75% percent or –84.23 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,231.86 up with +0.19% percent or +76.74 point at 12:15 PM.