US PRE MARKET

The US Dollar Index are trading at 96.45 for up with +0.19% percent or +0.18 point . The cac 40 index are trading at 5,179.98 for up with +0.11% percent or +5.54 point . The DAX Index are trading at 12,448.59 for up with +0.09% percent or 11.46 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Index are trading at 3,478.69 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -0.78 point.

TODAY’s FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. government debt prices were lower on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to upcoming data releases after the Independence Day holiday.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury notes, which moves inversely to price, was higher at around 2.348 percent, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also higher at 2.866 percent.

On the data front, Wednesday will see factory orders for May released at around 10 a.m. ET, while the much-anticipated release of last month’s FOMC minutes is set for around 2 p.m.

The minutes are from the June 14 meeting when the FOMC raised rates for a second time this year and revealed details on how it intends to gradually begin paring back its more than $4.5 trillion balance sheet. The markets have doubted the Fed will hike rates for a third time this year, giving just about 50 percent odds for a September rate rise.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

U.S. market indexes were mixed on Tuesday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21,479.27 for up with +0.61% percent or +129.64 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,429.01 for up with +0.23% percent or +5.60 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,110.06 with a loss of –0.49% percent or -30.36 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,426.68 for up with + 0.80% percent or +11.32 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 863.34 for up with +0.88% percent or +7.49 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,758.04 for up with +0.65% percent or +11.39 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,070.50 for up with +0.26% percent or +2.79 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,441.00 for up with of +0.29% percent or +4.18 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,346.86 for up with +0.25% percent or +3.34 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 21,479.27 for up with +0.61% percent or 129.64 point.