The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 90.23 with a loss of -0.22% percent or 0.22% point.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,115.00 up with +0.27% percent or +81.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,691.12 up with +0.26%percent or +9.62 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,669.20 up with +0.14% percent or +18.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar was on the back foot in holiday-thinned trading as hopes for an agreement that would protect some $1 trillion in annual cross-channel trade from tariffs and quotas sapped demand for the safest assets.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,129.831 up with +percent or +114.32 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,690.01 with + percent or +2.75 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,771.11 with a loss of – percent or  -36.80 point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,007.10 up with +0.87% percent or +17.22 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,121.74 up with + percent or +12.29 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,311.89 up with + percent or +19.70 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,689.30 up with + percent or  +0.20 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,222.65 up with +percent or +2.28 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,092.47 up with +or +1.02 point