US PRE MARKET

The US Dollar Index are trading at 92.89  for up with  +0.11% percent or +0.10 point. The cac 40 index are trading at 5,354.27 with a loss of  –0.15% percent or –8.14 point . The DAX Index are trading at 12,973.76  for up with +0.02% percent or +3.08 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Index are trading at 3,603.88   with a loss of –0.10% percent or –3.51 point

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar hit a two-week low versus a basket of currencies on Thursday after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting suggested some central bankers are still concerned about persistently low inflation.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s value against a basket of six major currencies, touched 92.827, its lowest level since Sept. 26. It was last down 0.2 percent at 92.854.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

U.S. market were  higher on Wednesday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 22,872.89 for up  with  +0.18% percent or  +42.21 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,555.24  for up with  +0.18% percent or  +4.60 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,603.55 for up with  +0.25% percent or  +16.30 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,506.92  with a loss of -0.07% percent or -1.08 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 910.54   with a loss of –0.21% percent or –1.96 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,819.74   for up with +0.06% percent or  +1.16 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,128.89 for up with  +0.21% percent or  +2.40 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,516.29  for up with +0.15% percent or +2.33 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,416.75 for up with +0.17% percent or +2.44 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 22,872.89  for up with +0.18% percent or +42.21 point.