The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 90.80 up with +0.21% percent or +0.19 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,891.00 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -60.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,190.62 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -12.88 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,889.40 with a loss of -0.46% percent or -64.12 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The U.S. dollar skidded toward a fourth straight weekly decline against a basket of major peers on Friday, as the Federal Reserve stuck to its message of ultra-low interest rates for longer.
The dollar index was on course to end the week 0.2% lower, bringing its losses for April to 2.7%. A four-week losing streak would be the longest since the six-week slide to the end of last July, and the monthly loss would also be the biggest since July’s 4% slump.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,060.36 up with +percent or +239.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,211.47 up with percent or +28.29 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,082.55 up with + percent or +31.52 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,295.46 with a loss of percent or -8.70 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,363.56 up with +0.04% percent or +0.51 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,762.32 up with + percent or +0.71 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,912.85 up with + percent or +13.63 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,523.30 up with +percent or +11.98 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,374.42 up with + or +12.74 point