The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 98.63 up with +0.02%  percent or +0.02% point. The Dow Futures is trading at 27,032.00 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -48.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,997.62 with a loss of -0.13% percent or -3.88 point.  The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,863.50 with a loss of -0.20%  percent or -16.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar stood tall against other major currencies on Tuesday as geopolitical risks encouraged investors to flock to the relative safe-appeal of the greenback before a U.S. central bank policy meeting this week, where a rate cut is widely expected.

Though oil prices pulled back slightly after surging to four-month highs on Monday, they remained about 15% higher than Friday’s close as markets remain wary over the threat of a military response to attacks on Saudi Arabian crude oil facilities.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,076.82  with a loss of – percent or –142.70   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,997.96 with a loss of – percent or –9.43 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,153.54 with a loss of – percent or –23.17  point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,584.60 up with + percent or +6.46 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 979.19 up with + percent or +3.24 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,966.09 up with + percent or +2.93 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,324.30 with a loss of – percent or  –6.67 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,760.70 with a loss of – percent or –3.20 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,657.75 witha loss of  –  or –3.71 point.