S&P Futures Opening Update as on 02 April 2019

 

US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,871.12  up with +0.02% percent or +0.62 point.  Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for  April 02.The Dow Futures is trading at 26,267.50  up with +0.04% percent or +9.50 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,497.75  with a loss of -0.01%  percent or -0.75 point.

TUESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. stock futures were under pressure Tuesday, despite data from the U.S. and China showing a rebound in manufacturing activity.

Strong manufacturing data out of the U.S. and China raised sentiment during Monday’s session, with the Dow closing above 26,000 points for the first time since Feb. 26.

U.S. manufacturing activity expanded last month, data showed, rebounding from its lowest level since late 2016. A separate survey showed China’s factory activity also rebounded, expanding at its fastest pace in eight months.

The figures gave some much-needed relief to traders wary of a potential global economic slowdown on Monday.

MONDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,258.42 up with +1.27% percent or ++329.74 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,867.19 up with +1.16% percent or +32.79 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,828.91  up with +1.29% percent or +99.59 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,556.06 up with +1.06% percent or +16.33 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 951.15 up with +1.26% percent or +11.85 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,922.51 up with +1.38% percent or +26.24 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,265.92 up with +1.15% percent or +14.36 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,690.18  up with +1.17% percent or +19.47 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,588.65 up with +1.17% or +18.42 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,505.31  with a loss of -0.017% percent or -3.72 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,592.60 up with +0.10% percent or +30.58  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,175.91  up with +0.17% percent or +5.55 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,026.74  up with +0.40% percent or +154.87 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,375.00 up with +0.79% percent or +57.62 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,741.54  up with +0.51% percent or  +59.55 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,424.06 up with +0.34% percent or +18.54 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 384.67 up with +0.27% percent or +1.03 point.