Dollar Index Update : 24 Aug 2021

The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 93.01 up with +0.06% percent or +0.06 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,384.10 with +0.14% percent or +48.40 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at4,487.00 up with +0.17%percent or +7.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,352.30 up with +0.26% percent or +39.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The U.S. dollar hit a new 9-1/2-month high against major peers on Friday, buoyed by fears that the Delta coronavirus variant could delay the global economic recovery just as central banks begin to reverse pandemic-era stimulus.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 35,335.71 up with +0.61% percent or ++215.63 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,479.53 up with +0.85% percent or +37.86 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,942.65 up with +1.55% percent or +227.99 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at  2,208.30 up with +1.88% percent or +40.70 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,337.20 up with +1.23% percent or +16.24 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,698.99  with +0.87% percent or +23.32 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,059.33 up with +0.87% percent or +17.85 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,650.62 with 0.97% percent or +25.53 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,509.73 up with +0.91% or +22.69 point.