The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,752.62 with a loss of -0.26% percent or -9.63 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for Jan 18.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,646.00 with a loss of -0.24% percent or -74.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,781.10 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -21.13 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

FRIDAY’s ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,814.26 with a loss of –percent or  ?177.26 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,768.25  with a loss of – percent or –27.29 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,998.50  with a loss of – percent or -114.14 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,123.20 with a loss of -1.49% percent or -32.15 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,211.91 with a loss of – percent or  −20.79 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,424.03 with a loss of – percent or −24.35 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,716.11 with a loss of – percent or  −13.63 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,273.88 with a loss of  percent or −18.14 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,135.51 with a loss of –or 15.91 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,256.50 with a loss of –percent or ?262.68 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,803.19 up with +percent or +229.33 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,598.11 up with + percent or +31.73 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 48,656.23 with a loss of –percent or –378.44 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,735.71 with a loss of percent or ?66.25 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,611.69  with a loss of –percent or  ?69.45 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,787.73 with a loss of –percent or –200.97 point..