The DAX Futures is trading at 13,319.00 with a loss of -0.15% or -20.30 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,558.80 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -7.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,553.00 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -3.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,523.00 with a loss of -0.25% percent or -9.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Germany posted 590 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began, as the government struggles to curb the rapid spread of the pandemic even as the country had been under a partial lockdown in November. Europe’s largest economy also reported higher intensive care bed occupancy and record numbers of severe Covid-19 patients, raising concerns about the need to impose further restrictive measures in the coming weeks. The eastern state of Saxony plans to close all non-essential shops from next week. Elsewhere in Europe, the COVID death toll remains high, with the UK announcing 599 new deaths as of Tuesday, and France and Italy reporting 831 and 634 fatalities, respectively.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,340.26 up with +percent or +61.77 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 6,564.29 up with +percent or +5.47 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,546.82 with a loss of – percent or -13.85 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 30,068.81 with a loss of –percent or –105.07 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,672.82 with a loss of – percent or –29.43 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,338.95 with a loss of – percent or ?243.82 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 26,756.24 with a loss of –percent or ?61.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,378.19 with a loss of –percent or -124.65 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,372.77 with + percent or +0.81 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 45,736.13 with a loss of –percent or ?367.37 point at 12:15 PM.