US PRE MARKET

The US Dollar Index are trading at 90.03  with a loss of -0.07% percent or -0.06 point. The cac 40 index are trading at 5,143.21  for up  with +0.25% percent or +12.77 point . The DAX Index are trading at 11,981.32 for up with  +0.34% percent or +40.61  point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Index are trading at 3,342.10 for up with +0.33% percent or  +10.85 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar held on to its gains on Thursday after a big rise in the previous session, but traders said the outlook for the greenback remained negative as it headed for its fourth consecutive quarter of losses.

The euro, which has largely taken its direction from the dollar in recent weeks, fell back slightly to $1.2302.

Global markets were shaken this month when U.S. President Donald Trump moved to impose tariffs on Chinese goods and Beijing threatened similar measures.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

U.S. market were lower on Wednesday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 23,848.42  with a loss of -0.04% percent or  -9.29 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,605.00 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -7.62 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,949.23  with a loss of -0.85% percent or  -59.58 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,513.03  with a loss of -0.04% percent or -0.54 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 929.30 for up with +0.16% percent or+1.44 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,853.78 for up with +0.11% percent or  +2.03 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,141.50   with a loss of -0.20% percent or -2.24 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,544.78 with a loss of -0.27% percent or  -4.24 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,445.11 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -4.25 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 23,848.42  with a loss of -0.04% percent or -9.29 point.