Dollar Index Update : 18 Aug 2021

The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 93.36 up with +0.24% percent or +0.22 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,653.20 with a loss of  -0.88% percent or -307.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,366.80 with a loss of -0.76% percent or -33.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,763.50 with a loss of -0.64% percent or -94.40 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar slipped from 4-1/2-month highs to trade little changed on Wednesday after minutes of last month’s Federal Reserve meeting suggested there was no consensus about the timing of a tapering of its asset purchases under the U.S. central bank’s quantitative easing program.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 35,343.28  with a loss of –0.79% percent or ?11.79 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,400.27 with a loss of –1.07% percent or –47.81 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,525.91 with a loss of –0.89% percent or –130.27point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at  2,158.78 with a loss of -0.84% percent or -18.39 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,312.82 with a loss of -0.80% percent or -10.57 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,667.07  with a loss of –0.94% percent or −25.43 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,018.72  with a loss of –1.09% percent or −22.25 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,603.06 with a loss of –1.02% percent or −26.87 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,465.45 with a loss of –1.03% or−25.74 point.