Dollar Index Update : 19 April 2022

The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 100.85 up with 0.04% percent or +0.04 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,404.00 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -7.70 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,392.30 with +0.01% percent or +0.60 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,906.50 with a loss of -0.03% percent or –4.30 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar was also firm against most other currencies and the dollar index was at 100.8, just off Monday’s two-year high of 100.86.

“I think the broad dollar trend reflects U.S. economic outperformance, while we’ve seen some initial impacts of higher energy prices from the Ukraine war elsewhere, especially in the euro zone,” said Carol Kong, FX strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,411.69 with a loss of –0.11% percent or –39.54 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,391.69 with a loss of –0.020% percent or –0.90  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,332.36 with a loss of –0.14% percent or –18.72 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,990.13 with a loss of –0.74% percent or  -14.85 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,279.55 up with 0.37% percent or −4.73 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,623.40 with 0.20% percent or −5.21 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,005.40 up with +0.045% percent or  +0.90 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,546.66  with 0.17% percent or −4.25 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,421.46 with a loss of –0.13% or −3.15 point.