The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 92.70 with a loss of -0.05% percent or -0.05 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,754.50 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -21.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,361.12 with a loss of 0.00% percent or -0.13 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,911.80 up with +0.31% percent or +46.75 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The U.S. dollar touched a three-month high versus the euro and a one-week high versus the yen on Wednesday, after heated U.S. inflation spurred bets of faster monetary policy tightening than Federal Reserve officials have so far signaled.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,888.79 with a loss of –percent or ?107.39 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,369.21 with a loss of – percent or ?15.42 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,677.65 with a loss of percent or –55.59 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,238.86 with a loss of -1.88% percent or -42.96 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,338.99 with a loss of -1.92% percent or  -26.20 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,671.76 with a loss of – percent or −41.63 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,010.58 with a loss of – percent or  −2.71 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,596.58  with a loss of –percent or −14.69 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,452.80 with a loss of or 11.56 point.