US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,367.12 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -5.58 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for August 19.The Dow Futures is trading at 27,587.00 with a loss of -0.16% percent or -45.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,333.50 up with +0.01% percent or +1.50 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,692.88 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -85.19 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,374.85 with a loss of –0.44% percent or -14.93 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,146.46 with  a loss of -0.57% percent or -64.38 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,572.07  up with +0.15% percent or +2.29 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 908.43 up with +0.14% percent or +1.30 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,927.96 with a loss of  –0.41% percent or -8.02 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,563.03  with a loss of –0.41% percent or  −6.42 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,973.89 with a loss of –0.43%percent or -8.59  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,973.89 with a loss of –0.47% or  -8.82 point.