The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 93.17 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -0.17 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 27,729.50 up with +0.67% percent or +184.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,381.75 up with +0.87% percent or +29.12 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,288.10 up with +0.98% percent or +109.87 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
“The ECB is this week’s biggest event by far and there is a lot at stake,” said Masaru Ishibashi, joint general manager of trading at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
“Most recently, the ECB downplayed inflation, but I want to see how Lagarde will approach this in her press conference. This will determine which way the euro goes.”
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 27,534.58 with a loss of – percent or ?405.89 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,339.19 with a loss of – percent or –59.77 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,919.59 with a loss of percent or –221.97 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,526.48 up with -1.23% percent or -18.73 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 867.53 with a loss of – percent or –11.76 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,857.15 with a loss of – percent or −23.37 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,551.03 with a loss of – percent or −29.84 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,947.54 with a loss of – percent or –32.61 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,851.92 with a loss of –or –31.49 point.