The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 90.20 with a loss of -0.04% percent or -0.04 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,761.50 up with +0.22% percent or +75.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,225.88 up with +0.01% percent or +0.63 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,667.10 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -42.63 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar languished near a more than two-month low versus major peers on Monday as investors continued to assess the implications for monetary policy of a disappointing U.S. employment report, ahead of inflation data this week.
The U.S. created only a little more than a quarter of the jobs that economists had forecast last month and the unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked higher, pouring cold water on speculation the pandemic recovery could spark faster inflation that the Federal Reserve anticipates.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,777.76 up with +percent or +229.23 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,232.60 up with + percent or +30.98 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,752.24 up with + percent or +119.39 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,271.63 up with 1.35% percent or +30.21 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,374.26 up with +0.93% percent or 12.65 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,770.27 up with + percent or +30.84 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,919.28 up with + percent or +11.01 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,523.93 up with +percent or +20.57 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,376.85 up with + or +18.49 point.