US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,381.38 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -5.87 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  Feb 20.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,288.50  with a loss of -0.17% percent or -48.50 point.  The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,715.50 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -18.00 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,807.63 up with +1.44% percent or +407.82 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,297.59 up with +1.50% percent or +48.67 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,467.97 up with +2.10% percent or +194.57 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,692.57 up with +0.54% percent or +9.05 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,016.31 up with +0.36% percent or +3.64 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,098.57 up with +0.45% percent or +9.38 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,518.94 up with +0.52% percent or +7.82 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,984.26 up with +0.49% percent or +9.59 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,875.24 up with +0.48% or +9.00 point