The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 98.92 with a loss of -0.04% percent or -0.04 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,255.00 with a loss of -0.70% percent or -184.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,918.38 with a loss of -0.65% percent or -19.12 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,685.12 with a loss of -0.71% percent or -54.88 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies on Today as traders awaited U.S.-China trade talks later in the week for clues to the state of the prolonged trade war between Washington and Beijing, even as chances of a deal appeared low.
Investors’ overall appetite for risk was weak on Monday after a Bloomberg report said that Chinese officials were reluctant to agree to U.S. President Donald Trump’s broad trade deal.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,478.02 with a loss of -0.36% percent or -95.70 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,938.79 with a loss of -0.45% percent or -13.22 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,956.29 with a loss of -0.33% percent or -26.18 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,497.79 with a loss of – percent or –2.91 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 928.71 with a loss of – percent or –1.75 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,894.05 with a loss of – percent or –9.74 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,301.93 with a loss of – percent or –5.06 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,720.85 with a loss of – percent or –7.02 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,624.05 with a loss of – or –6.87 point.