Dollar Index Update : 31 Dec 2021

The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 96.09  up with +0.13% percent or +0.13  point.The Dow Futures is trading at 36,386.30  with a loss of -0.03% percent or -11.80 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,779.20 up with +0.01% percent or +0.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 16,429.60 up with +0.00% percent or +0.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar ticked up against a basket of rival currencies in holiday-thinned trading on Thursday as a dip in weekly jobless claims data helped ease fears that a surge of COVID-19 infections would curb the economic recovery.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 36,398.08 with a loss of –0.25%  percent or ?90.55 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,778.73 with a loss of –0.30%percent or ?14.33  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 15,741.56 with a loss of –0.16% percent or –24.65 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,248.79 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -0.45 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,402.33 with a loss of –0.46% percent or −6.48 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,839.33 with a loss of –0.30% percent or -8.50  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,203.33 with a loss of –0.31% percent or  −6.77 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,795.91 with a loss of -0.21% percent or −5.97  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,653.50 with a loss of –0.23% or 6.00   point.