The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.61 with a loss of -0.24% percent or -0.23 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,564.50 up with +0.06% percent or +16.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,943.12 up with 0.00% percent or +0.12 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,807.62 with a loss of -0.08% percent or -6.13 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The Japanese yen rallied to a three-week high on Tuesday as disappointing data on Chinese manufacturing undermined risk appetite, with investors waiting for European data to see if that will push currencies out of recent trading ranges.
Forecasts are for a 0.3 percent rise in euro zone gross domestic product from the quarter before. That would be a bigger increase than the previous quarter and may be taken as a sign of stabilization.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,554.39 up with +0.042% percent or +11.06 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,943.03 up with +0.11% percent or +3.15 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,161.85 up with +0.19% percent or +15.46 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,598.36 up with +0.41% percent or +6.54 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 976.96 up with +0.42% percent or +4.09 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,973.94 up with +0.0010% percent or +0.020 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,307.07 up with +0.22% percent or +2.92 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,734.71 up with +0.13% percent or +2.28 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,630.40 up with +0.11% or +1.80 point.