US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,999.38  with a loss of -0.03% percent or -0.87 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  July 04. The Dow Futures is trading at 26,965.00 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -5.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,891.12 up  with +0.05% percent or +3.62 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

“The first time we get there you’ll probably see some profit-taking,” said Scott Redler, partner with T3live.com. “If technology continues to be strong and the semiconductors get some kind of bounce, that could probably push the S&P 500 through it 3,000. It’s good to see the FANG names show some power.”

Shares of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet all rose on Wednesday. The session ended at 1 p.m. ET due to the Fourth of July holiday.

Private payrolls in the U.S. increased by 102,000 in June, ADP and Moody’s Analytics said. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected growth of 135,000

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,966.00 up with +0.93% percent or +248.57 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,995.82 up with +0.77% percent or +22.81 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,170.23  up with +0.75% percent or +61.14 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,572.12 up with +0.74% percent or +11.58 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 954.92 up with +0.68% percent or +6.46 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,963.42 up with +0.89% percent or +17.23 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,323.16 up with +0.73% percent or +9.53 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,760.76  up with +0.78% percent or +13.67 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,658.74  up with +0.79% or +12.92 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world,  Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,702.45 up with +0.30% percent or +64.29 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,829.84   with a loss of -0.088%percent or -25.30 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,003.24  with a loss of -0.40% percent or -12.02 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,918.06 up with +0.20% percent or +81.89 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,612.57 up  with +0.043% percent or +3.25 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,619.57 up with +0.026% percent or +3.33 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,618.16  with a loss of -0.011% percent or -0.64 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 392.51 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -0.07 point.