The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 92.32 up with +0.20% percent or +0.19 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,560.00  with a loss of -0.55% percent or -191.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,346.62 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -13.38 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,841.90 up with +0.21% percent or +31.38 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar was stable against most currencies on Monday as concerns about the pandemic made investors cautious, while they also waited for more clues about the global economic recovery before making their next moves.

With markets hyper-sensitive to any talk of early tapering, U.S. inflation data on Tuesday will be closely watched ahead of a testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday and Thursday.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,870.16 upwith  +percent or +448.23 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,369.55 with percent or +48.73 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,701.92 up with percent or +142.13 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,280.00 up with +2.17% percent or +48.33 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,359.58 up with +2.66% percent or  +35.18 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,706.42 up with + percent or +57.99 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,005.92 up with + percent or  +18.95 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,604.49 up with +percent or +32.14 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,457.65 up with + or +28.79 point.