The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 98.43  up with +0.15%  percent or +0.14  point. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,807.50 up with -0.12% percent or -32.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,973.88  with a loss of -0.15% percent or -4.37 point.  The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,810.38 with  a loss of -0.26%  percent or -20.37 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The Japanese yen fell to a five-week low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as a rebound in government bond yields prompted some investors to cut back on bearish bets on the global economy.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,835.51  up with +0.14% percent or +38.05  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,978.43  with a loss of –0.0094% percent or –0.28 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,087.44 with a loss of –0.19% percent or –15.64  point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,524.23  up with +1.27% percent or +19.06 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 943.39  up with +1.43% percent or +13.28 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,926.46  up with +0.78% percent or +14.95 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,316.78 up with +0.080% percent or +1.05 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,744.38 up with +0.044% percent or +0.77 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,645.80  with a loss of –0.040% or -0.65  point.