The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 93.61 with a loss of  0.03% percent or -0.03 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 28,321.50 up with +0.51% percent or +142.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,421.12 with +0.42% percent or +14.32 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,530.90 up with +0.53% percent or +60.88 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The safe-haven dollar and yen nursed losses on Thursday, after the revival of hopes for some U.S. spending improved investor sentiment and appetite for riskier currencies.

A flurry of late-Tuesday tweets from President Donald Trump, after he cancelled talks with Democrats over coronavirus relief, suggested he was open to piecemeal spending measures.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,303.46 with +percent or  +530.70 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,419.45 up with + percent or  +58.50 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,364.60 up with + percent or +210.00 point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,611.04 up with +2.14% percent or +33.75 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 908.49 up with +1.48% percent or +13.23 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,971.12 up with + percent or  +34.27 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,577.80 with  percent or  +27.65 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,013.44 up with + percent or +35.14 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,910.77 up with +or +32.93 point