The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at  90.39 up with +0.24% percent or  +0.22 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,774.00  with a loss of -0.22% percent or -68.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,838.88 with a loss of -0.09%  percent or -3.62 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,548.20 with +0.47% percent or +62.75 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar was stuck on the back foot against major peers on Wednesday as markets wait on comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who is likely to renew a commitment to ultra-easy policy.

The greenback held declines against riskier currencies, with pandemic recovery hopes getting a boost as the International Monetary Fund upgraded its forecast for 2021 global growth.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,937.04 with a loss of -0.074% percent or  –22.96 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,849.62 with a loss of -0.15% percent or  –5.74 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,626.06 with a loss of -0.073% percent or -9.93  point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,149.86 with a loss of –0.62% percent or -13.42  point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,233.22 up with +0.032% percent or +0.39 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,428.31 with a loss of –1.04% percent or -25.49 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,775.81 up with +0.066% percent or  +1.17 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,315.71  with a loss of -0.32% percent or -7.50  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,175.72 with a loss of –0.30% or 6.57 point