The DAX Futures is trading at 13,772.30  with a loss of -0.03% percent or -4.10 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,409.00  with a loss of -0.07% percent or -5.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,099.50 up with +0.71%percent or +43.00 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,854.00 with a loss of -0.05% percent or -2.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

it was a mixed day for the auto sector on Today. Continental led the way rising by 0.65%, with Volkswagen and Daimler seeing more modest gains of 0.15% and 0.18% respectively. BMW bucked the trend on the day, falling by 0.43%.

It was a bearish day for the banks, however. Commerzbank fell by 0.62%, with Deutsche Bank falling by 0.65%.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,789.00 up with +0.79% percent or  +107.81  point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,457.02 up with +1.02% percent or +75.01 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,111.24 up with +0.90% percent or +54.42  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,348.03 up with +0.40% percent or +115.84   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,386.15 up with +0.47% percent or +15.86 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,817.18 up with +0.87% percent or +84.44 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,479.15 up with +0.34% percent or +78.45 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,587.97 with a loss of  –0.25% percent or ?67.84 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,030.15 up with  +1.84% percent or  +54.75 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,393.37 up with +0.17% percent or +70.37 point at 12:15 PM.