US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,377.12  up with +0.23% percent or +7.87 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for  Feb 19.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,286.50  up with +0.26% percent or +75.50 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,669.88 up with +0.35% percent or +33.88 point.

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,232.19 with a loss of –0.56% percent or –165.89   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,370.29  with a loss of –0.29% percent or –9.87 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,732.74 up with +0.016% percent or +1.57 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,683.52 up with -0.24% percent or -4.06 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,012.67 with a loss of –0.55% percent or -5.60 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,089.19 with a loss of –0.35% percent or -7.42 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,511.12 with a loss of –0.29% percent or -4.41 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,974.66 with a loss of  –0.25% percent or -4.86 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,866.24  with a loss of –0.25% or -4.59 point.