US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,473.12 with a loss of -0.20% percent or -0.20% point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for August 27.The Dow Futures is trading at 28,233.50 with a loss of -0.28% percent or -78.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,968.60 with a loss of -0.19% percent or -22.63 point.

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,331.92 up with +0.30% percent or +83.48 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,478.73 up with +1.02% percent or +35.11 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,665.06 up with +1.73%percent or +198.59 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,560.19 with a loss of -0.70% percent or -11.02 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 902.38 with a loss of -0.88% percent or -7.97 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,928.63 with a loss of –0.37% percent or −7.10 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,629.28  up with +1.52% percent or  +24.40 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,029.42 up with +0.93% percent or +18.80  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,930.57 up with +1.03% or  +19.73 point.