The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.38 up with 0.01% percent or +0.01 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 25,843.00 with a loss of -0.09% percent or -24.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,878.38 with a loss of -0.10% percent or -2.87 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,555.75 with a loss of -0.15% percent or -11.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The Japanese yen remained near seven-month highs on Tuesday and the U.S. dollar supported, as investors unnerved by the Sino-U.S. trade war, protests in Hong Kong and a crash in Argentina’s peso currency sought safety.
The euro briefly extended an earlier decline after a survey showed German sentiment deteriorated more than expected.
Investors have flocked to the yen amid an escalating trade war between China and the United States and worries about a global economic slowdown. The Japanese currency, along with the dollar and Swiss franc, is a safe haven in times of uncertainty.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,897.71 with a loss of -1.48% percent or -389.73 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,883.09 with a loss of -1.22% percent or -35.56 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,863.41 with a loss of -1.20% percent or -95.73 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,493.46 with a loss of -1.29% percent or -19.58 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 920.62 with a loss of -1.09% percent or -10.13 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,872.80 with a loss of -1.50% percent or -28.53 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,272.40 with a loss of -1.18% percent or -15.25 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,693.71 with a loss of -1.24% percent or -21.26 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,596.98 with a loss of -1.24% or -19.99 point.