The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.36 up with +0.02% percent or +0.03 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,267.50 up with +0.04% percent or +9.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,871.12 up with +0.02% percent or +0.62 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,497.75 with a loss of -0.01% percent or -0.75 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Sterling fell across the board on Monday as uncertainty rose after British lawmakers failed to find a convincing majority for any alternative option to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal.
Lawmakers grabbed control of the Brexit process for a second day on Monday in order to try to find a majority for an alternative way forward that could break the parliamentary deadlock.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,258.42 up with +1.27% percent or ++329.74 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,867.19 up with +1.16% percent or +32.79 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,828.91 up with +1.29% percent or +99.59 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,556.06 up with +1.06% percent or +16.33 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 951.15 up with +1.26% percent or +11.85 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,922.51 up with +1.38% percent or +26.24 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,265.92 up with +1.15% percent or +14.36 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,690.18 up with +1.17% percent or +19.47 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,588.65 up with +1.17% or +18.42 point