US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,444.50  up with +1.63% percent or +39.25 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for  March 17.The Dow Futures is trading at 20,600.00 up with +1.67% percent or +339.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,240.50 up with +2.84% percent or +200.00 point.

TUESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

MONDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 20,188.52  with a loss of –12.93% percent or –2,997.10  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,386.13 with a loss of –11.98% percent or –324.89 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 6,904.59 with a loss of –12.32% percent or 970.28  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,037.42  with a loss of -14.27% percent or -172.72 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 629.36  with a loss of -13.31% percent or -96.62 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,334.12  with a loss of –13.76% percent or −212.86 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,094.07   with a loss of –11.57% percent or -143.13 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,371.97  with a loss of –12.32% percent or -192.74   point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,306.51  with a loss of –12.20% or −181.53 point.