The DAX Futures is trading at 15,524.00 with a loss of -0.39%or -61.50 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,081.80 with +0.01% percent or +0.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,560.00 with +0.23% percent or +15.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,092.00 with a loss of –0.20% percent or -8.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Germany’s current account surplus widened sharply to EUR 21.3 billion in April 2021, from EUR 10.0 billion in the same month last year. The goods surplus rose to EUR 16.7 billion from EUR 3.7 billion a year ago, amid a recovery in global demand following the gradual re-opening of the economy. In addition, the services surplus increased to EUR 2.1 billion from EUR 1.7 billion, while the secondary income deficit shrank to EUR 3.9 billion from 4.3 billion. The primary income surplus, however, declined to EUR 6.5 billion from EUR 8.9 billion. Considering January-April, the current account surplus widened to EUR 87.8 billion from EUR 72.3 billion in the same period of 2020.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day Germany’s DAX closed at 15,640.60 with a loss of percent or ?33.94 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,096.89 up with +percent or +15.88 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at up with +percent or +15.88 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,447.14 with a loss of –percent or –152.68 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,219.55 with a loss of – percent or 7.71 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,911.75 with a loss of percent or ?13.16 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at up + percent or –102.76 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,699.01 with a loss of – percent or –43.62 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,610.86 with +percent or +19.46point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,262.42 up with percent or +320.78 point at 12:15 PM.