The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 93.89 with a loss of -0.07% percent or -0.07 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 26,405.00 with a loss of -0.57% percent or -152.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,284.12 with -0.55% percent or -18.18 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,231.90 with -0.98% percent or -110.87 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar paused its climb on Friday, while the euro wallowed near its four-week low against the greenback after the European Central Bank signaled further monetary easing by the end of the year.
Overnight, the euro’s decline in addition to U.S. data helped lift the greenback to a near four-week high against a basket of currencies.
The ECB kept interest rates steady on Thursday but committed to contain the growing fallout from a second wave of coronavirus infections, saying it would hone its response by its December meeting, as widely expected by the market.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,659.11 up with +percent or +139.16 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,310.11 up with + percent or +39.08 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,185.59 up with + percent or +180.72 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,561.58 up with +1.19% percent or +18.30 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 888.66 up with +1.58% percent or +13.82 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,915.44 up with + percent or point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,530.28 up with + percent or +20.64 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,950.13 up with + percent or +22.12 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,850.61 up with +or +20.95 point