The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,926.62 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.13 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for Feb 18.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,436.00 with a loss of -0.07% percent or -22.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,766.20 with a loss of -0.01% percent or -1.50 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,522.75 up with +percent or   +64.35 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,932.59 with a loss of – percent or  ?2.24 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,047.50 up with + percent or  +47.97 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,272.89 with a loss of -0.72% percent or -16.47 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,293.88 with a loss of –0.31% percent or  ?4.02 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,539.23 with a loss of -0.21% percent or ?5.32 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,802.16 with a loss of -0.053% percent or  ?0.96 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,383.72  with a loss of –0.15%percent or ?3.65 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,235.17 with a loss of –0.11%or ?2.46 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 30,220.93 with a loss of –percent or –71.26 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,661.45 with a loss of –percent or –423.49 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,670.12 with + percent or +15.04 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,445.57 with a loss of -0.48% percent or –258.26 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,710.90 with a loss of –percent or  –37.96 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,765.84 with a loss of –percent or  ?20.69 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,909.27 with a loss of – percent or –155.33 point.