The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 96.92 up with +0.31% percent or +0.30 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 27,215.00 with a loss of -1.13%percent or -312.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,196.12 with a loss of -0.97% percent or -31.38 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,833.12 with a loss of -0.52%percent or -51.63 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The U.S. dollar fell and commodity currencies gained on Monday, as risk appetite increased on optimism about recovery from the coronavirus pandemic amid a blockbuster May U.S. jobs report last Friday.

The safe-haven Japanese yen rose against the dollar, reversing losses the past several days as risk sentiment gained with growing recovery hopes.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,572.44 up with +1.70% percent or +461.46 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,232.39 with +1.20%percent or +38.46 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,924.74 up with +1.13% percent or +110.66  point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,536.89 up with +1.97% percent or +29.74 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 917.81 up with +2.05% percent or +18.48 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,946.21 up with +1.83% percent or +35.06 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,464.58 up with +1.12% percent or +16.25 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,889.67 up with +1.37% percent or +25.45  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,791.38 with +1.33% or +23.44 point.