The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at  90.54  up with +0.03% percent or +0.02 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,544.50 with a loss of -0.07% percent or -22.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,191.88 up with +0.02% percent or +0.63 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,538.80 up with +0.07% percent or +9.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar was perched near multi-week highs on Friday, basking in its biggest gains in about a month after robust jobs data threw investors’ focus on to the strength of the U.S. recovery and on the possibility of it driving policy tightening.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,464.64 with +percent or +141.59 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,200.88 up with + percent or +4.89 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,736.28 with a loss of percent or ?1.72 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,279.25 with -0.81% percent or -18.59 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,381.25 with a loss of percent or  11.18 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,714.96  with a loss of – percent or 13.39 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,895.87 with a loss of – percent or  −7.98 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,503.73 with a loss of –percent or −11.79 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,355.90 with a loss of – or −10.51 point.