The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 89.82 with a loss of -0.38% percent or -0.38% point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,347.00 up with +0.27% percent or +91.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,170.88 up with +0.32% percent or +13.13 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,397.90 with +0.71% percent or +94.38 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar plumbed a six-year trough against the Canadian dollar and teetered near multi-month lows versus European currencies amid renewed expectations that the United States will not hike interest rates anytime soon.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,021.45 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 2,227.12 up with +0.11% percent or +2.49 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,356.83 up with + percent or ++2.01 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,718.50 with a loss of – percent or −3.39 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,884.56 with a loss of – percent or −5.76 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,480.28 with a loss of –percent or −6.28 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,336.13 with a loss of – or −6.52 point.