The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.25 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -0.12 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 28,922.50 with a loss of -0.04% percent or -11.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,285.88 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -2.12 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,053.88 with a loss of -0.10% percent or -8.62 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The news came a day before the signing of a preliminary U.S.-China trade agreement to ease an 18-month-old trade war. Bloomberg News reported that the United States will review and remove existing tariffs no sooner than 10 months after the deal is signed.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 28,939.67 up with +0.11%% percent or +32.62 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,283.15 with a loss of –0.15% percent or -4.98 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,251.33 with a loss of –0.24%percent or –22.60 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,675.74 up with +0.37% percent or +6.14 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,023.68 up with +0.33% percent or +3.35 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,072.99 up with +0.24% percent or +4.86 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,469.52 with a loss of –0.24% percent or -3.59 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,923.63 with a loss of percent or -1.59 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,815.33 with a loss of –0.11% or -2.06 point.