The DAX Futures is trading at 11,893.20 with a loss of -0.35% or -42.00 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,180.30 up with +0.22% percent or +13.30 point.The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,784.50 up with +0.64% percent or +30.50 point.The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,114.00 up with +0.55% percent or +17.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

European stock markets are set to open in a mixed fashion Tuesday, with cautious trading likely given the fraught relationship between the U.S. and China and the civil unrest throughout America.

At 2:00 AM ET (0600 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.3% lower, underperforming its rival indices. France’s CAC 40 futures were up 0.6%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract in the U.K. rose 0.3%.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 11,586.85  with a loss of – 1.65% percent or –194.28  point.the FTSE 100 closed at 6,166.42 up with +1.48% percent or +89.82 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,762.78 up with +1.43% percent or +67.35  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,475.02 up with +0.36% percent or +91.91 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,055.73  up with +0.38% percent or +11.42 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,552.05 up with +0.66% percent or +62.18 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,325.61  up with +1.19% percent or +263.22 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,906.84  up with +0.73% percent or +174.32  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,920.01 up with +0.16% percent or +4.58 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 33,582.38 up with +0.84% percent or +278.86 point at 12:15 PM.