The DAX Futures is trading at 8,463.50  with a loss of -1.40% percent or -120.00 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 4,859.00 with a loss of -2.26% percent or -112.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 3,885.50 with 0.00% percent or 0.00 point.The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,350.00 with a loss of -1.63% percent or -39.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Generally, a government bond is issued by a national government and is denominated in the country`s own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The yield required by investors to loan funds to governments reflects inflation expectations and the likelihood that the debt will be repaid.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 8,928.95 up with +3.70% percent or +318.52  point.the FTSE 100 closed at 5,190.78 up with +0.76% percent or +39.17 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,048.80 up with +5.01% percent or +193.31 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 19,173.98 with a loss of –4.55% percent or –913.21 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,304.92  with a loss of –4.34% percent or ?104.47 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 6,879.52 up with +3.79% percent or +271.06 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 16,887.78 up with +2.02% percent or +334.95 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 21,752.01 with a loss of – 4.62% percent or –1,060.25  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,658.48 with a loss of –3.17% percent or –87.14 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 26,303.15 with a loss of –12.08% percent or –3,612.81 point at 12:15 PM.