The DAX Futures is trading at 13,739.50  up with +0.31% percent or +42.00 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,374.20 up with +0.32% percent or +23.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,083.00 up with +0.26% percent or +15.50 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,849.00 with +0.23% percent or +9.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

it was a bearish day for the auto sector on Today. Daimler led the way down, sliding by 2.54%. BMW, Continental, and Volkswagen saw more modest losses of 1.50%, 1.42%, and 1.50% respectively.
It was also a bearish day for the banks. Commerzbank fell by 0.41%, while Deutsche Bank slid by 2.29% on the day.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,681.19 with a loss of –0.75% percent or –102.70  point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,382.01 with a loss of –0.69% percent or –51.24 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,056.82 with a loss of –0.48%percent or –29.12  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,232.19 with a loss of –0.56% percent or –165.89   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,370.29  with a loss of –0.29% percent or –9.87 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,732.74 up with +0.016% percent or +1.57 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,400.70 up with +0.89% percent or +206.90 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,634.21 up with +0.38% percent or +104.01 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,975.40 with  a loss of –0.32% percent or ?9.57 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,289.53 up with +0.97% percent or +395.15 point at 12:15 PM.