The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 99.08 up with +0.06% percent or +0.06 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,027.50 up with +0.16% percent or +42.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,885.88 up with +0.19% percent or +5.38 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,567.00 up with +0.27% percent or +20.75 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar eased on Thursday, sliding to fresh one-week lows against the euro and yen as investor anxiety deepened over fresh signs of slowing U.S. economic growth and a broadening of global trade frictions.
The greenback fell overnight after data showed hiring by U.S. private employers had cooled in September, the latest indicator that the Sino-U.S. trade dispute is hurting the world’s largest economy.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,078.62 with a loss of -1.86% percent or -494.42 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,887.61 with a loss of -1.79% percent or -52.64 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,785.25 with a loss of -1.56% percent or -123.44 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,479.63 with a loss of – percent or –13.80 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 919.11 with a loss of – percent or −10.16 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,873.82 with a loss of percent or –26.20 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,276.91 with a loss of – percent or –23.77 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,691.05 with a loss of – percent or −29.07 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,595.35 with a loss of – or –28.30 point.