The U.S.Dollar Index is trading at 92.14 up with +0.09% percent or +0.08 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,045.50 with a loss of -0.36% percent or -124.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,271.12 with a loss of -0.25% percent or -10.88 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,536.60 with a loss of -0.18% percent or –26.38 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The dollar clung to recent gains on Wednesday as virus woes raised concerns in a market already on edge ahead of U.S. jobs data seen as crucial to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy outlook.
Risk-sensitive commodity currencies had led overnight losses, with the Australian and New Zealand dollars each dropping about 0.7%. The euro fell 0.2% overnight while the safe-havens of Japanese yen and the Swiss franc held steady.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,292.29 with +percent or +9.02 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,291.80 up with + percent or +1.19 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,528.34 up with percent or +27.83 point.
WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,308.84 with a loss of –0.58% percent or -13.50 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,369.98 with a loss of -0.36% percent or -4.95 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,693.80 with a loss of – percent or –6.05 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,962.23 up with + percent or +0.78 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,569.42 with a loss of –percent or –0.45 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,420.01 up with + or +0.58 point.