The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 90.72 up with -0.26% percent or -0.23 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,515.00 with a loss of -0.11% percent or -34.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,919.12 with a loss of -0.23% percent or -8.88 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,632.40 with a loss of -0.49% percent or -67.37 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar held its ground on Thursday after its first back-to-back gains in two weeks as upbeat data bolstered expectations that the U.S. economy would recover from the coronavirus pandemic faster than most of its peers.
Bitcoin traded just shy of the new record high of $52,640 reached overnight, with its roughly 58% surge this month prompting some analysts to warn that the rally might be unsustainable.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 31,522.75 up with +percent or +64.35 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,932.59 with a loss of – percent or ?2.24 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,047.50 up with + percent or +47.97 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,256.11 with a loss of –0.74% percent or -16.78 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,286.82 with a loss of –0.55% percent or −7.06 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,525.61 with a loss of -0.54% percent or −13.62 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,803.14 up with +0.054% percent or +0.98 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,379.56 with a loss of –0.17%percent or −4.16 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,232.22 with a loss of –0.13%or −2.95 point