US PRE MARKET
The US Dollar Index are trading at 94.81 with a loss of -0.07% percent or -0.07 point. The cac 40 index are trading at 5,465.73 with a loss of –0.10% percent or –5.70 point . The DAX Index are trading at 13,362.91 with a loss of -0.15% percent or –19.98 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Index are trading at 3,652.02 with a loss of –0.08% percent or –3.02 point
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar slipped versus the yen on Thursday as a sudden fall in Japanese equities from multi-decade peaks dampened risk sentiment.
The dollar fell 0.2 percent to 113.64 yen, having pulled back from an intraday high of 114.07 yen.
Currency traders said the yen gained as moves in Japanese equities turned volatile.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
U.S. market were higher on wednesday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 23,563.36 for up with +0.03% percent or +6.13 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,594.38 for up with +0.14% percent or +3.74 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,789.12 for up with +0.32% percent or +21.34 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,481.73 for up with +0.18% percent or +2.64 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 896.98 for up with +0.44% percent or +3.91 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,836.09 for up with +0.30% percent or +5.47 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,145.43 for up with +0.11% percent or +1.29 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,534.45 for up with +0.15% percent or +2.32 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,437.12 for up with +0.15% percent or +2.14 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 23,563.36 for up with +0.03% percent or +6.13 point.