US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,928.12  with a loss of -0.09% percent or -2.63 point.  Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  April 25.The Dow Futures is trading at 26,422.00  with a loss of -0.45% percent or -119.00 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,855.62 up with +0.10%  percent or +7.87 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Investors are tracking earnings, with bond traders weighing up whether the Federal Reserve could perhaps return to a more hawkish stance if conditions look to be improving for large businesses in the country.

They will also keep an eye on data with jobless claims and durable goods out at 8:30 a.m. ET and housing vacancies due at 10:00 a.m. ET.

In terms of auctions, the U.S. Treasury is set to sell $32 billion in seven-year notes Thursday, $50 billion in four-week bills and $35 billion in eight-week bills.

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,597.05   with a loss of -0.22% percent or -59.34 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,927.25 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -6.43 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,102.01  with a loss of -0.23% percent or -18.81 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,588.13  up with +0.19% percent or +3.04 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 973.85 up with +0.23% percent or +2.23 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,977.67 up with +0.35% percent or +6.83 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,297.02   with a loss of -0.35% percent or -4.54 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,725.52  with a loss of -0.17% percent or -2.91 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,621.91  with a loss of -0.20% or -3.17 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,307.58  up with +0.48% percent or +107.58 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,560.38  with a loss of -0.82% percent or -245.45   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,123.83  with a loss of -2.43% percent or -77.79 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,115.64  up with +0.16% percent or +60.96 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,449.96   with  a loss of -0.29% percent or -21.79 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,290.76  with a loss of -0.18% percent or  -22.40 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,561.46 with a loss of -0.26% percent or -14.60 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 390.26   with a loss of -0.18% percent or -0.72 point.