Dollar Index Update : 02 Dec 2021

The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 96.03 with a loss of  -0.00% percent or -0.00 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,314.20 with +0.86% percent or +292.20 point.The S&P 500 Futures is tradingat 4,543.80 up with +0.68% percent or +30.80 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,964.60 up with +0.55% percent or +86.90 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar steadied on Wednesday and risk appetite recovered somewhat, but euro-dollar volatility remained elevated as investors weighed up hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve and risks relating to the Omicron variant.

The dollar rose on Tuesday after U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the risk of inflation had increased and signaled the central bank may accelerate its bond-buying taper at its meeting later this month.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 35,135.94 up with  +0.68% percent or +236.60 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,655.27 up with +1.32% percent or +60.65   point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 15,782.83 up with +1.88% percent or +291.18   point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at  2,147.42 with a loss of -2.34% percent or -51.49 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,322.62 with a loss of -1.53% percent or -20.53 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,664.52 with a loss of –1.63% percent or −44.13  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,093.45 with a loss of -1.14% percent or -24.06 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,646.45 with a loss of –1.46% percent or -39.09 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,510.21 with a loss of –1.40% or −35.57  point.