US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,816.12 with a loss of -1.88% percent or -53.88 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  April 20.The Dow Futures is trading at 23,698.00 with a loss of -1.91% percent or -461.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 8,707.00 with a loss of -1.16% percent or -102.00 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

FRIDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,242.49 up with 2.99% percent or +704.81  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,874.56 up with +2.68% percent or +75.01  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,650.14 up with +1.38% percent or +117.78 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,229.10 up with +4.33% percent or +51.01  point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 722.58 with 4.51% percent or +31.16 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,561.43 up with +3.71%percent or +55.79 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,320.68 up with +2.15% percent or +27.78  point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,653.16 up with +2.87% percent or  +46.13  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,575.88 up with 2.79%or +42.72 point.