The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 95.59 up with +0.48% percent or +0.46 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 25,954.00 with a loss of -0.13% percent or -34.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,902.25 up with +0.01% percent or +0.25 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,665.75 up with +0.03% percent or +2.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar advanced across the board on Tuesday, rising more than a quarter of a percent against its rivals, as concerns about a likely escalation in trade conflict between the United States and China prompted investors to buy the greenback.
The public comment period on a U.S. proposal for new tariffs on Chinese goods is set to end on Thursday, after which U.S. President Donald Trump can follow through on plans to impose tariffs on $200 billion more of Chinese imports, though it is unclear how quickly that will happen.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,964.82 with a loss of -0.085% percent or -22.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,901.52 up with +0.013% percent or +0.39 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,109.548,109.54 up with +0.26% percent or +21.17 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,740.75 up with +0.48% percent or +8.40 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,098.36 up with +0.60% percent or +6.50 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,044.70 up with +0.26% percent or +5.21 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,286.90 with a loss of -0.036% percent or -0.46 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,726.09 up with +0.074% percent or +1.28 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,610.70 up with +0.040% percent or +0.65 point;