The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 96.48 up with +0.02% percent or +0.02 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 26,103.00 up with +0.52% percent or +135.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,160.12 up with +0.38% percent or +11.87 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 10,611.00 up with +0.10%  percent or +11.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Monday as investors looked to domestic corporate earnings and upcoming retail data to gauge whether guarded optimism on the country’s economic outlook is justified.

The index that measures the dollar against a basket of six other major currencies – which often serves as a safe-haven for investors seeking high-quality assets in moments of market volatility – was down 0.31% in North American morning trade. The dollar ended its third week of losses on Friday as investors bought into risk-sensitive currencies on bets that the worst of the pandemic’s sweeping impact was over.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,085.80 up with +0.040% percent or +10.50 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,155.22  with a loss of –0.94% percent or ?29.82  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,390.84 with a loss of -2.13% percent or -226.60 point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,403.57  with a loss of -1.34% percent or -19.11 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 809.47  with a loss of -0.97% percent or -7.90  point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 809.47  with a loss of –1.05% percent or -18.58 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,466.64 with a loss of –1.03% percent or −15.32  point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,836.85   with a loss of -1.14% percent or -21.25 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,748.01 with a loss of –1.13% or -20.01  point.