The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 91.62 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -0.20 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 32,383.00 up with +0.32% percent or +104.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,924.88 up with +0.73% percent or +28.38 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,981.20 up with +1.82% percent or +232.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar languished near one-week lows on Thursday after benign data on U.S. consumer prices and a decline in Treasury yields led some investors to trim bets on a rapid acceleration in inflation.
The euro was in focus ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the day where policymakers are expected to send a message that they will prevent bond yields from rising further and harming the bloc’s economic outlook.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 32,297.02 up with +percent or +464.28 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,898.81 up with + percent or ++23.37 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,068.83 with a loss of percent or –4.99 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,285.68 up with +1.81% percent or +40.62 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,366.999 up with 2.01% percent or +27.00 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,582.99 up with +1.39% percent or +35.41 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,769.80 with +0.55% percent or +9.67 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,350.47 up with 0.67%percent or +15.62 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,200.69 up with +0.58% or +12.74 point