The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 109.05 up with +0.00% percent or 0.00 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,140.2 with +0.23% percent or +76.6 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,149.00 with +0.27% percent or +11.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,924.4 with +0.26% percent or +33.9 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The euro touched its lowest since late 2002 at $0.9926 overnight and was last barely higher at $0.9939. Russia will halt natural gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream pipe for three days at the end of the month, the latest reminder of the precarious state of the continent’s energy supply

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,912.44 up with 0.45% percent or +151.39 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,297.14  with 0.40% percent or +16.99  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,128.05 up with 0.62% percent or +80.87 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,915.74 with –2.13% percent or  -41.60 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,239.64 with 2.25% percent or −28.53 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,522.13 with a loss of –2.17% percent or −55.93   point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,887.52 with a loss of -2.23% percent or  −42.99 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,394.91 with a loss of -2.14% percent or −52.41  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,273.75 with a loss of –2.14% or −49.78 point.