S&P Futures Opening Update as on 15 June 2017

US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,420.00 with a loss of  -0.63% percent or -15.25 point. Other U.S. stock futures are lower in pre-market trading for Thursday, June 15. The Dow Futures are trading at 21,242.50  with a loss of -0.40% percent or -85.00 point . The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 5,674.25  with a loss of  -1.02% percent or -58.50 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday as traders reacted to the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision and technology stocks slumped for the second time this week.

Dow futures fell 82 points, while S&P and Nasdaq futures declined 15 points and 59 points, respectively. Tech stocks like Facebook, Apple and Amazon all feel at least 1 percent before the bell.

As anticipated, the Fed hiked interest rates by a quarter of a percent, but its weaker-than-expected inflation numbers prompted worry among investors.

 On the data front, Thursday will see a host of data releases, including jobless claims, the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing outlook survey, the Empire State manufacturing survey, and import and export prices. Later in the morning, industrial production figures, the housing market index and natural gas inventories will also be released.

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

U.S. market indexes were lower on Wednesday. For the day The S&P 500 closed at 2,437.92  with a loss of –0.10% percent or –2.43 point. the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21,374.56 for up with +0.22% percent or +46.09 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,194.89 with a loss of –0.41% percent or –25.48 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,417.57  with a loss of -0.59% percent or -8.41 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 861.15  with a loss of  –0.57% percent or –4.92 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,761.66 with a loss of –0.43% percent or –7.68 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,074.00  with a loss of –0.06% percent or –0.64 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,444.74  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -2.26 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,351.36  with  a loss of -0.12% percent or -1.63 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 21,374.56 for up with +0.22% percent or +46.09 point.

WORLD MARKETS

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere,Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 19,831.82 with a loss of –0.26% percent or –51.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 25,565.34 with a loss of –1.20% percent or –310.56 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,132.49 for up with  +0.06% percent or +1.81 point. India’s S&P BSE Sensex are trading at 31,075.73 with a loss of  –0.26% percent or –80.18 point. In Europe, the FTSE 100 are trading at 7,385.33  with a loss of –1.19% percent or –89.07 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 12,692.03  with  a loss of –0.89% percent or –113.92 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,192.12  with a loss of  –0.98% percent or –51.17 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 384.83 with a loss of -0.71% percent or -2.75 point.