US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,943.38 with a loss of -0.16% percent or -4.62 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for May 19.The Dow Futures is trading at 24,487.00 with a loss of -0.08% percent or -20.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,330.75 up with +0.06% percent or +5.25 point.

TUESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

MONDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,597.37 up with +3.85% percent or +911.95 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,953.91 up with +3.15%percent or +90.21 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,234.83 up with +2.44% percent or +220.27 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,333.69 up with +6.10% percent or +76.70 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 763.72 up with 7.21% percent or  +51.34 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,674.06 up with +6.07% percent or +95.80 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,674.06 up with +2.59% percent or +2.59% point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,713.07 up with +3.40% percent or +56.26  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,628.46 up with +3.23% or +51.00 point.