The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 93.17 up with +0.41% percent or +0.38  point.The Dow Futures is trading at 27,034.50 with a loss of -0.08% percent or -20.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,312.88 with a loss of -0.09% percent or -3.12 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,079.00 with a loss of -0.11% percent or -12.75 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar struggled to stem its broad decline on Thursday as investors worried the U.S. economic recovery may lag other countries due to a high level of coronavirus infections while the global economy slowly gets back on its feet.

The dollar’s index against a basket of currencies edged down 0.1% to 92.719, having fallen more than 0.5% in the previous session to approach its two-year low of 92.539 marked last Friday.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,201.52 up with +1.39% percent or +373.05 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,327.77 up with +0.64% percent or +21.26 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,998.40 up with +0.52% percent or +57.23 point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,546.24 up with +1.91% percent or +29.02 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 900.61 up with +2.21% percent or +19.47  point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,920.53 up with +1.39% percent or +26.33 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,535.42 up with 0.73% percent or +11.06  point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,948.25 up with +0.75% percent or +14.53 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,849.84 up with +0.68% or +12.53 point.