The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 101.61 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -0.04  point.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,774.3 with +0.09% percent or +30.5 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,025.90 up with +0.24% percent or +9.70 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,881.5 with +0.57% percent or +66.8 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The Australian dollar jumped to a more than five-month high on Wednesday after inflation data came in hotter than expected, while the kiwi slipped after New Zealand’s fourth-quarter inflation rose less than what its central bank had forecast.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,743.84 with 0.029% percent or +9.88 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,016.22 with 0.018% percent or ?0.73 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,313.36 up with 0.18% percent or ??20.91 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,885.61 up with 0.25% percent or 4.71 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,235.57 up with 0.28% percent or +3.50 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,587.60 up with 0.25% percent or +6.47 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,786.71 with 0.091% percent or −1.62   point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,890.32 up with 0.25% percent or +4.71 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,208.99 up with 0.0046% or −0.10 point.