The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 104.15 with a loss of -0.09% percent or -0.08 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,196.1 with  a loss of-0.22% percent or -73.7 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,843.80 with  -0.24% percent or -9.20 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 10,883.5 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -31.3 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar slipped on Thursday with investors on edge at the end of the year as initial optimism over China’s reopening fizzled out and as markets processed a readout of U.S. jobless claims.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,269.77 up with 0.40% percent or +133.40 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,852.97 up  with 0.75% percent or +28.83  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,458.76 up with 0.69% percent or +71.78 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,772.54 up with +1.25% percent or  +21.81 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,169.43 with 1.20% percent or +13.90 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,455.72  up with 1.53% percent or +36.95 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,710.27 up with +0.49% percent or  +8.34  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,226.33 with 0.41% percent or +9.18 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,114.32 with 0.40% or +8.42  point.