The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.16 with a loss of -0.07% percent or -0.07 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,090.00 up with+0.21% percent or +61.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,302.38  up with +0.26% percent or +8.63 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,091.25 up with +0.34% percent or +31.25 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar pared losses but remained lower against the euro and the yen on Today after the United States and China signed a deal to de-escalate their trade war.

The two countries announced an initial trade deal on Wednesday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services, defusing an 18-month conflict between the world’s two largest economies. But the deal will leave in place 25% tariffs on a vast, $250 billion array of Chinese industrial goods and components used by U.S. manufacturers.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,030.22 up with +0.31% percent or +90.55  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,289.29 up with +0.19% percent or +6.14 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,258.70 up with  +0.080% percent or +7.37 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,682.40 up with +0.40%  percent or +6.66  point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,027.61 up with +0.38% percent or +3.93 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,076.10 up with +0.15% percent or +3.11 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,472.23 up with +0.18% percent or +2.71 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,927.33 up with  +0.19% percent or +3.70 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,818.56 up with +0.18% or +3.23 point.