The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.68 with a loss of -0.08% percent or -0.08 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 24,721.50 with a loss of -0.40% percent or -98.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,741.75 with a loss of -0.39% percent or -10.75 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,091.50 with a loss of -0.59% percent or -42.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The yen brushed a more than four-month high against the dollar on Monday and the Swiss franc rose as U.S. President Donald Trump’s hard stance on trade broadened to countries beyond China, stoking investor demand for safe-haven assets.
With trade issues remaining front-and-center, investor appetite for risk has been dampened by fears of a global growth slowdown that has helped stoke demand for government debt and triggered an equity sell-o
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 24,815.04 with a loss of -1.41% percent or -354.84 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,752.06 with a loss of -1.32% percent or -36.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,453.15 with a loss of -1.51% percent or -114.57 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,465.49 with a loss of -1.35% percent or -20.04 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 888.72 with a loss of -1.40% percent or -12.60 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,810.50 with a loss of -0.99% percent or -18.17 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,215.02 with a loss of -1.51% percent or -18.65 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,619.72 with a loss of -1.28% percent or -20.97 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,524.42 with a loss of -1.27% or -19.65 point.