The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 92.25 up with 0.10% percent or 0.09 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,588.00 with a loss of -0.28% percent or -94.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,110.38 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -9.12 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,805.80 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -23.75 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar languished near 2-1/2-week lows against major peers on Monday as a decline in Treasury yields restrained the U.S. currency.
The British pound sank toward a two-month low, continuing its decline from a nearly three-year high reached in February, with analysts pointing to blood clot concerns around the AstraZeneca vaccine, which the U.K. has relied heavily on for its aggressive vaccination program.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 33,800.60 up with +percent or +297.03 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,128.80 up with percent or +31.63 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,900.19 up with + percent or +70.88 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,243.47
with +0.04% percent or +0.88 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,334.56 up with +0.18% percent or +2.43 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,670.52 up with + percent or +12.63 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,882.89 with + percent or + point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,471.10 up with percent or +16.40 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,325.64 up with + or +16.49point