US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,358.25   with a loss of -1.80% percent or -43.25 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  March 19.The Dow Futures is trading at 19,484.00 with a loss of -1.86% percent or -369.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,194.12  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -11.38 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 19,898.92  with a loss of –6.30% percent or –1,338.46 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,398.10 with a loss of –5.18% percent or –131.09  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 6,989.84 with a loss of –4.70% percent or –344.94  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 991.16 with a loss of -10.42% percent or -115.34 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 600.82  up with -10.33% percent or -69.24 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,258.24 with a loss of -10.34% percent or -145.04 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,110.59   with a loss of –4.19% percent or -48.52  point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,366.62  with a loss of –5.84% percent or -84.79   point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,304.56  with a loss of –5.57% or -76.92 point.