The DAX Futures is trading at 12,220.50 up with +0.20% or +24.70 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,778.80 up with +0.22% percent or +12.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,815.50 with a loss of -1.84% percent or -90.50 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,104.00 with +0.23% percent or +7.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The Ifo Business Climate indicator for Germany dropped to 92.7 in October 2020, from a seven-month high of 93.2 in the previous month and slightly below market expectations of 93.0. Companies were considerably more skeptical regarding developments over the coming months following the imposition of tougher restriction measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, firms assessed their current situation as better than in the previous month.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 12,177.18 with a loss of –percent or  ?468.57 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 5,792.01 with a loss of – percent or ?68.27 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,816.12 with a loss of  – percent or ?93.52 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,685.38 with a loss of –percent or  -650.19 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,400.97 with a loss of – percent or  ?64.42 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,358.94 with a loss of – percent or  ?189.34 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,485.80 with a loss of –percent or 8.54 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,773.28 with a loss of –percent or ?145.50 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,253.16 up with + percent or +2.04 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,349.31 up with +percent or +203.03 point at 12:15 PM.