The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 108.94 up with +0.22% percent or +0.24 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,347.9 with -0.52% percent or -162.5 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,925.30 with a loss of –0.75% percent or -29.70 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,122.0 with -1.22% percent or -150.0 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. stocks fell for a fourth-straight day on Wednesday, the last trading session of August, putting the summer market comeback in doubt as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting efforts.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,510.43 with a loss of –0.88% percent or -280.44  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,955.00  up with +0.78% percent or +31.16  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,816.20 with a loss of 0.56% percent or -66.93  point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,844.12 up with –0.62% percent or  -11.48 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,183.98 with a loss of -0.99% percent or −−11.81 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,431.05 with a loss of –0.71% percent or −17.31  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,797.95 with a loss of –0.82% percent or  −14.85 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,293.21 with 0.76% percent or −17.48  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,176.45 with a loss of -0.77% or −−16.78 point.