The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 92.44 up with +0.03% percent or +0.03% point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,465.50 up with +0.50% percent or +171.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,328.62 up  with +0.36% percent or +15.62 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,728.50 up with +0.11% percent or +16.25 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar fell on Thursday from a three-month high against a basket of peers, with the euro getting a boost as investors unwound bets on risky currencies and as concerns over the spread of COVID variants increased the demand for safe havens.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,577.37 with a loss of –percent or –208.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,343.54 with a loss of – percent or ?8.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,663.64 up with + percent or +24.32 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,231.68 with a loss of -0.94% percent or -21.17 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,324.40 with a loss of -1.24% percent or  -16.63 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,648.43 with a loss of – percent or34.38 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,986.97 with a loss of – percent or 14.40 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,572.35 with a loss of  –percent or −22.75 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at2,428.86 with a loss of – or −21.37 point.