The DAX Futures is trading at 13,955.50 with a loss of -0.01% or -1.50 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,557.20 with a loss of -0.05% percent or -3.30 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,760.50 up with +0.57%percent or +32.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,699.00 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The IHS Markit Germany Composite PMI rose to 51.3 in February 2021, up from January’s seven-month low of 50.8 and above market expectations of 50.5, a preliminary estimate showed. The manufacturing sector growth accelerated to a three-year high, while services output declined the most since May last year as COVID-19 lockdown measures continued to weigh on activity.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 13,993.23 up with + percent or +106.30 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 6,624.02 up with +percent or +6.87 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,773.55 up with +percent or +45.22 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 31,494.32 up with +percent or +0.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,906.71 with a loss of – percent or ?7.26 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,874.46 up with percent or +9.11 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 30,241.75 up with +percent or +223.83 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,623.46 with a loss of – percent or –21.27 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,683.95 with a loss of – percent or ?12.21 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 50,552.43 with a loss of – percent or –328.40 point at 12:15 PM.