US PRE MARKET

The US Dollar Index are trading at 89.69  with a loss of -0.08% percent or -0.07 point. The cac 40 index are trading at 5,320.88 for up with +0.22% percent or +11.66 point . The DAX Index are trading at 12,461.84  for up with +0.38% percent or +46.83  point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Index are trading at 3,450.79  for up with +0.20% percent or  +6.82  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar firmed against its peers on Friday, supported as an improvement in investor risk appetite lifted equities and pushed U.S. yields significantly higher.

The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies was a shade higher at 89.758. It rose 0.2 percent the previous day, ending a four-day losing streak.

The index managed to bounce as Treasury yields spiked, with that of the 10-year surging 5 basis points overnight to its highest since late March.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

U.S. market were higher on Thursday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 24,483.05  for up with +1.21% percent or +293.60 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,663.99 for up with +0.83% percent or +21.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 7,140.25 for up with +1.01% percent or  +71.22 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,557.33 for up  with +0.68% percent or +10.52 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 956.52 for up with +0.52% percent or+4.99 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,890.00 for up with +0.42% percent or  +7.91 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,170.79 for up  with +0.88% percent or +10.21 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,579.68 for up with +0.78% percent or +12.19 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,476.96 for up  with  +0.79% percent or +11.51 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 24,483.05 for up with +1.21% percent or +293.60 point.