The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.83 up with +0.14% percent or +0.14 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,196.50  up with +0.24% percent or +69.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,333.62 up with +0.23% percent or +7.62 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,278.62 up with +0.33% percent or +30.37 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar rose against the euro on Today after the European Central Bank left unchanged its key interest rates and stimulus programs and launched a broad review of its policy that was likely to see new President Christine Lagarde redefine the ECB’s main goal and how to achieve it.

The euro zone’s central bank has fallen short of its inflation target of just under 2% for years, even after Lagarde’s predecessor, Mario Draghi, launched increasingly aggressive stimulus measures.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,160.09 with a loss of –0.090% percent or –26.18  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,325.54 up with +0.11% percent or +3.79 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,402.48 up with +0.20% percent or  +18.71 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,685.01 up with  +0.03%  percent or +0.55 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,031.47  up with +0.19% percent or +point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,086.86 up with +0.21% percent or +4.34 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,487.22 up with +0.035% percent or +0.52  point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,947.13 up with 0.11% percent or +2.10 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,838.35 up with +0.11% or +2.07 point.