The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 98.71 up with +0.20% percent or +0.19 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,877.00 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -17.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,990.12 up with +0.02% percent or +0.62 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,842.62 up with +0.15% percent or +12.12 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The euro fell on Monday after German flash purchasing managers’ index survey data for September was weaker than expected, raising more fears about the health of the economy.
The survey showed that German private sector activity shrank for the first time in 6-1/2 years in September as a manufacturing recession deepened unexpectedly and growth in the service sector lost momentum.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,935.07 with a loss of –0.59% percent or –159.72 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,992.07 with a loss of –0.49% percent or –14.72 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,117.67 with a loss of 0.80% percent or –65.21 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,559.76 with a loss of –0.11% percent or -1.71 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 962.11 with a loss of –0.33% percent or –3.23 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,944.64 with a loss of percent or –5.02 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,321.70 with a loss of –0.52% percent or –6.96 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,755.31 with a loss of – percent or −7.97 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,654.17 with a loss of –0.48% or -7.91 point.