The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 106.12 with a loss of -0.11%percent or -0.12 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 32,533.9  with +0.43% percent or +137.7 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,109.00 with +0.44% percent or +17.80 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,960.8 with +0.46% percent or +59.2 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The mixed trade for European stocks comes after markets pulled back slightly on Tuesday, tracking risk-off sentiment globally as investors assess whether last month’s rally has further to run.

It’s a busy day for earnings in Europe, with Commerzbank, SocGen, BMW, Banco BPM, Siemens Healthineers and Veolia and Wolters Kluwer among the companies reporting before the bell.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 32,529.63 up with +1.03% percent or +332.04  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,072.43 with 1.21% percent or +48.82  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,162.59 up with +1.08% percent or +130.17 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,882.45  with a loss of –0.05% percent or  -0.86  point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,232.17 with a loss of –0.84% percent or −10.40 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,487.60  with a loss of –0.96% percent or −24.14  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,866.40 with a loss of –0.77% percent or  −14.53  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,367.46 with 0.55% percent or −13.06  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,248.56  with a loss of –0.58% or −−13.13 point.