US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,202.62  with a loss of -0.52% percent or -16.88 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for July 16.The Dow Futures is trading at 26,639.00  with a loss of -0.47% percent or -126.00 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 10,588.00 with a loss of -0.89% percent or -95.25 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,870.10 up with +0.85% percent or +227.51 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,226.56 up with +0.91% percent or +29.04 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,550.49 up with +0.59% percent or +61.92  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,478.27 up  with +3.50% percent or +50.01 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 853.10  up with +3.66% percent or +30.11 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,836.30  up with +3.01% percent or +53.66 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,490.35 up with +0.44% percent or  +6.55  point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,883.65 up with +1.17% percent or +21.85 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,789.72 up with +1.04% or +18.37 point.