US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,796.88 with a loss of -0.88% percent or -24.87 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  May 04.The Dow Futures is trading at 23,342.00 with a loss of -1.17% percent or -277.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 8,642.75 with a loss of -0.86% percent or -75.25 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

FRIDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,723.69 with a loss of -2.55% percent or -622.03  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,830.71 with a loss of –2.81% percent or -81.72 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,604.95  with a loss of -3.20% percent or -284.60 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,260.48  with a loss of -3.83% percent or -50.18 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 740.02 with a loss of -4.03% percent or -31.09 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,590.48 with a loss of –3.39% percent or -55.88 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,302.16 with a loss of –2.68% percent or -35.86  point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,635.59 with a loss of –2.93% percent or -49.36  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,555.78 with a loss of -2.87% or -46.04 point.