The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 99.21 up with +0.10% percent or +0.10 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,860.00 up with +0.24% percent or ++64.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,972.38 up with +0.29% percent or +8.63 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,734.75 up with +0.43% percent or +33.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar held near recent highs on Monday as uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade war encouraged investors to move into the safety of the greenback, while the New Zealand dollar slid to a 4-year low after business confidence tumbled.
Traders have mostly shrugged off news that the Trump administration was considering de-listing Chinese companies from U.S. stock markets after the reports were hosed down by Treasury officials, but investor sentiment remains fragile.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,820.25 with a loss of – percent or –70.87 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,961.79 with a loss of – percent or –15.83 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,939.63 with a loss of – percent or –91.03 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,520.48 with a loss of – percent or –12.85 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 946.31 with a loss of – percent or –6.17 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,922.74 with a loss of – percent or –14.23 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,308.66 with a loss of – percent or –5.30 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,734.00 with a loss of – percent or –10.53 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,635.62 with a loss of – or –9.66 point.