The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 94.84 up with +0.07% percent or +0.07 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 25,554.00 up with +0.11% percent or +29.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,845.25 up with +0.10% percent or +2.75 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,453.75 up with +0.31% percent or +23.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar rose on Friday to its highest level in five days as investors waited to see if U.S. economic growth figures do anything to interrupt its months of strength.
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed displeasure over the dollar’s strength, ignoring a custom that U.S. leaders avoid openly interfering in financial markets.
But the currency has stuck stubbornly close to a one-year peak scaled last week.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,527.07 up with +0.44% percent or +112.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,837.44 with a loss of -0.30% percent or -8.63 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,852.18 with a loss of -1.01% percent or -80.05 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,695.36 up with +0.60% percent or +10.16 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,059.77 up with +1.08% percent or +11.37 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,997.44 up with +0.45% percent or +8.88 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,251.50 with a loss of -0.71% percent or -9.00 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,685.60 with a loss of -0.18%percent or -3.00 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,573.26 with a loss of -0.24% percent or -3.82 point;