US PRE MARKET

The US Dollar Index are trading at 91.85 with a loss of -0.19% percent or 0.19% point. The cac 40 index are trading at 5,231.79 for up  with +0.05% percent or +2.51 point . The DAX Index are trading at 12,542.94 with a loss of           – 0.13% percent or –16.45 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Index are trading at 3,528.35 for up with +0.05% percent or +1.61 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar held steady at near 8-week highs versus the yen on Tuesday, with investors awaiting the Federal Reserve’s policy statement this week for fresh hints on the possible pace and timing of further U.S. monetary tightening.

The dollar last changed hands at 111.52 yen, trading within sight of Monday’s peak of 111.665 yen, its highest level since July 27.

The greenback has benefited from a recent surge in U.S. bond yields. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield had reached a one-month high of 2.237 percent on Monday.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

U.S. market were higher on Monday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 22,331.35 for up with +0.28% percent or +63.01 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,503.87 for up with +0.15% percent or +3.64 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,454.64 for up with +0.10% percent or +6.17 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,441.08 for up with +0.65% percent or +9.37 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 867.15 for up with +0.73% percent or +6.31 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,762.22 for up with +0.47% percent or +8.31 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,106.26 for up with  +0.10% percent or +1.15 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,482.53 for up  with +0.22% percent or +3.25 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,387.78 for up with +0.18% percent or +2.55 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 22,331.35  for up with +0.28% percent or +63.01 point.