US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,512.38 up with +0.22% percent or +7.88 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for August 31.The Dow Futures is trading at 28,653.00 with +0.15% percent or +42.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,018.80 up with +0.23% percent or +27.00 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

FRIDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,653.87 up with 0.57% percent or +161.60  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,508.01 up with +0.67% percent or +23.46 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,695.63 up with +0.60% percent or  +70.30 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,578.34 with 0.00% percent or 0.00 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 912.02 up with +0.72% percent or +6.56 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,946.51 up with +0.53% percent or +10.33 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,640.78 up with +0.63% percent or  +10.32 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,047.81 up with +0.69% percent or +13.97  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,947.77 up with +0.68% or  +13.07 point.