US PRE MARKET
The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,725.88 with a loss of -0.19% percent or -5.12 point. Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for February 06.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,278.50 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -45.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 6,996.75 with a loss of -0.16% percent or -11.25 point.
WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,411.52 up with +0.68% percent or +172.15 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,737.70 up with +0.47% percent or +12.83 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,402.08 up with +0.74% percent or +54.55 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,520.23 up with +0.18% percent or +2.69 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 945.89 up with +0.11% percent or +1.08 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,865.60 up with +0.45% percent or +8.28 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,207.64 up with +0.57% percent or +6.89 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,617.80 up with +0.45% percent or +7.29 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,518.24 up with +0.47% percent or ++7.17 point
In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,874.06 up with +0.14% percent or +29.61 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,990.21 up with +0.21% percent or +59.47 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,618.23 up with +1.30% percent or +33.66 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,904.45 up with +0.79% percent or +287.64 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,176.94 with a loss of -0.0060% percent or -0.43 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,307.72 with a loss of -0.53% percent or -60.26 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,068.46 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -14.88 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 365.01 up with +0.02% percent or +0.07 point.
Markets focusedon Trump’s address Tuesday as he vowed to build a wall that’s the source of a deep partisan divide. Democrats did not yield to Trump’s demand to fund the barrier, leading to a 35-day partial government shutdown during December and January.
On the data front, Wednesday will see U.S. trade deficit figures, productivity data and unit labor costs at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Investors will also focus on a slew of corporateearnings. GeneralMotors, GlaxoSmithKline, Softbank, Toyota, Spotify, and New York Times Co. are set to report before the bell. Chipotle Mexican Grill, FireEye, NewMarket, and Sonos are among the companies expected to report after the bell.
TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY