The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 109.63 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -0.02 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,180.1 with +0.14% percent or +45.0 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,951.20 with +0.13% percent or +5.20 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,147.6 up with +0.11% percent or +13.2 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally ended down 0.8%, with almost all sectors and all major bourses sliding into negative territory. Mining stocks led the losses, down 2.3%, while oil and gas stocks bucked the downward trend, up 0.8%.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,581.28 with 1.40% percent or +435.98  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,979.87 with 1.83% percent or +71.68 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,791.90 up with +2.14% percent or +246.99  point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,838.46 up with +0.38% percent or  +6.89 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,161.99 with a loss of -0.020% percent or −0.23 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,427.54 with a loss of –0.071% percent or −1.72   point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,788.65 with 0.55% percent or  +9.71  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,291.01 with +0.35% percent or +7.92 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,174.66 with 0.34% or +7.48 point.