The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 92.73 with a loss of -0.23% percent or -0.21 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 28,351.00 up with +0.29% percent or +83.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,454.38 up with +0.15% percent or +5.18 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,640.50 with a loss of -0.08% percent or -9.25 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar inched higher at the end of a tough week on Friday, having shed almost a cent against the euro and suffered its largest weekly drop against the yen in a month, as a measured U.S. presidential debate left investors in a cautious mood.

President Donald Trump adopted a more restrained tone than in the first debate, though exchanges again focused around the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and personal slights.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,363.66 up with +percent or  +152.84 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,453.49 with percent or  +17.93 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,506.01  up with + percent or  +21.31 point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,630.25 with 1.65% percent or +26.48 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 928.92 with + percent or +13.85 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,002.93 with + percent or +32.80 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,593.50 up with  + percent or +6.31 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,033.08 with +percent or +12.71 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,929.15 with +or  +10.86 point