The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.15 up with +0.18% percent or +0.18 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,438.00  with a loss of -0.23% percent or -59.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,044.75 with a loss of -0.10% percent or -3.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,970.88 with a loss of -0.03%  percent or -2.87 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The greenback edged higher on Monday as investors positioned for quarter-end and weighed an increase in coronavirus cases in some U.S. states against improving economic data.

Thursday’s jobs report for June was also a factor in portfolio adjustments.

“It’s more or less just positioning. We’ve got just another day or so left in the month and the market’s bracing for jobs data on Thursday,” said Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions in Washington.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,595.80 up with 2.32% percent or +580.25 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,053.24 up with +1.47% percent or +1.47% point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,874.15 with +1.20% percent or +116.93  point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,421.21 up with +3.08% percent or +42.43 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 820.26 up with +4.00% percent or +31.57 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,760.01 up with +2.37% percent or +40.69 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,405.85 up with +1.43% percent or +19.80 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,781.49 up with +1.52% percent or +26.62 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,690.98  up with +1.42% or +23.73 point.