The DAX Futures is trading at 13,573.00 up with  +1.07% or +144.00 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,526.80 up with  +0.24% percent or +15.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,561.20 up with percent or +33.20 point.  The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,538.00 up with +0.48% percent or +17.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Germany reported 952 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began, as the country entered a stricter lockdown with schools and most shops closed nationwide. Europe’s largest economy also reported 27,728 new infections, compared to 20,815 on the corresponding day of the prior week. Elsewhere in Europe, the UK has been reporting more than 16 thousand cases for the last seven days and the government is being pressed to change the relaxation of rules over Christmas. Meanwhile, London along with nearby areas in the south and west Essex, and south Hertfordshire was moved to the “very high” Tier 3 local restrictions on Wednesday

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,587.00 up with +percent or  +224.13 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 6,580.93 up with +percent or  +67.61 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,575.54 up with + percent or +45.23 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,199.31  up with +percent or +337.76 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,694.62 up with + percent or +47.13 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,595.06 up with percent or  +155.02 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 26,757.40 up with +percent or  +69.56 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,460.29 up with +percent or +253.00 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,366.98 with a loss of – percent or –0.25 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 46,666.46 up with +percent or  +403.29 point at 12:15 PM.