US PRE MARKET
The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,393.38 with a loss of -3.71% percent or -92.12 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for March 18.The Dow Futures is trading at 20,026.50 with a loss of -4.00% percent or -833.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,062.12 with a loss of -4.47% percent or -330.13 point.
WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 21,237.38 up with +5.20% percent or +1,048.86 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,529.19 up with +6.00% percent or +143.06 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,334.78 up with +6.23% percent or +430.19 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,106.51 up with +6.66% percent or +69.09 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 670.06 up with +6.47% percent or +40.70 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,403.28 with 5.18% percent or +69.16 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,159.11 up with +5.94% percent or +65.04 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,451.41 up with +5.79% percent or +79.43 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,381.49 up with +5.74% or +74.97 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 16,726.55 with a loss of –1.68% percent or ?284.98 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 22,418.44 with a loss of –3.63% percent or ?845.29 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,728.76 with a loss of –1.83% percent or ?50.88 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 29,401.38 with a loss of –3.85% percent or ?1,177.71 point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 8,456.50 with a loss of –5.40% percent or –482.60 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 3,774.55 with a loss of –5.44% percent or –217.22 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 278.39 with a loss of -4.36% percent or -12.75 point.