The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,733.62 up with +0.37% percent or +13.62 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Dec 30.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,326.00 up with +0.29% percent or +88.00 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,887.50 up with +0.36% percent or +46.50 point.

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,335.67 with a loss of –percent or −68.30 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,727.04 with a loss of – percent or −8.32 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,850.22 with a loss of percent or  -49.20 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,959.36 with a loss of -1.85% percent or -36.89 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,107.35 with a loss of – percent or  −17.59 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,283.99 with a loss of – percent or −25.53 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,713.22 with a loss of – percent or  −1.99 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,232.01  with  a loss of –percent or –8.84 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,105.45 with a loss of –or –6.17 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 27,444.17 with a loss of –percent or −123.98 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,147.11 up with +percent or +578.62 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,414.45 up with + percent or +35.42 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 47,746.22 up with +percent or  +133.14point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,614.25 up with +percent or +11.60 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,618.71 up with + percent or +6.92 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,764.60 up with +percent or +3.22 point.