The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 112.02 up with -0.21% percent or -0.24 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,006.5 with +0.27% percent or +79.6 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,746.30 up with +0.05% percent or +1.80 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,466.7 with a loss of -0.16% percent or -18.8 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar was strongly poised on Friday, buoyed by a chorus of hawkish Federal Reserve speakers and as investors bet a solid jobs data later in the day will keep the world’s biggest central bank on its aggressive tightening path to tame inflation.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,316.32 with 2.80% percent or +825.43 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,790.93 with  +3.06% percent or +112.50  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,176.40 up with +3.34%  percent or +360.97   point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,752.51 with a loss of -0.58% percent or  -10.18 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,120.96 with a loss of -0.58% percent or −6.50  point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,325.45 with a loss of -0.79% percent or −18.54  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,694.27 with a loss of -0.96% percent or  −16.43  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,174.70 with a loss of -0.94% percent or −20.72 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,063.69 up with 0.97% or −20.16 point.