The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 92.95 up with +0.22% percent or +0.20 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,552.00 with +0.79% percent or +233.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,567.88 up with +0.76% percent or +26.88 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,758.50 with +1.21% percent or +140.25 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar fell on Wednesday as optimism about a potential coronavirus vaccine was offset by worries about how the drug will be delivered and by a surge of new infections in the United States.
The New Zealand dollar recovered from an early dip to hit its strongest level in more than a year as traders scaled back bets that the central bank would move to negative interest rates.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 29,420.92 up with +percent or +262.95 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,545.53 with a loss of – percent or -4.97 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,553.86 with a loss of percent or –159.93 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,737.01 up with +1.88% percent or +31.97 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 996.00 up with +2.64% percent or +25.59 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,108.41 up with + percent or point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,623.00 with a loss of – percent or −5.51 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,088.88 with a loss of percent or -1.48 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,977.52 with a loss of –or –3.86 point