US PRE MARKET
The US Dollar Index are trading at 93.33 for up with +0.01% percent or +0.01 point. The cac 40 index are trading at 5,338.26 with a loss of -0.69% percent or –37.27 point . The DAX Index are trading at 12,908.72 with a loss of –1.07% percent or –139.82 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Index are trading at 3,540.14 with a loss of –0.85% percent or –30.43 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar edged down on Wednesday, as concerns about a possible U.S. government shutdown offset optimism about progress on tax reform legislation, while the Australian dollar weakened after economic data showed worrying signs for growth.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, inched 0.1 percent lower to 93.297.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
U.S. market were lower on Tuesday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 24,180.64 with a loss of –0.45% percent or –109.41 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,629.57 with a loss of –0.37% percent or –9.87 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,762.21 with a loss of –0.19% percent or –13.15 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,516.76 with a loss of -1.02% percent or -15.65 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 928.08 with a loss of -1.06% percent or -9.93 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,879.13 with a loss of -0.79% percent or –14.94 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,162.64 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -3.35 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,556.80 with a loss of –0.44% percent or –6.90 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,456.994 with a loss of – 0.39% percent or -5.759 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 24,180.64 with –0.45% percent or –109.41 point.