The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,125.38 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.12 point.Other U.S. stock futures mixed in pre-market trading for April 21.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,708.00 up with +0.01% percent or +5.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,752.00 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -42.25 point.

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,821.30 with a loss of –percent or –256.33 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,134.94  with a loss of  – percent or –28.32 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,786.27 with a loss of – percent or  -128.50point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at  2,188.2 with a loss of -1.96% percent or -43.79 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,303.70with a loss of -2.23% percent or  -29.70 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,666.77  with a loss of – percent or −37.41 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,885.68 with a loss of – percent or 13.37 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,470.26 with a loss of percent or20.36 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,328.94  with a loss of – or 17.26 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,503.25 with a loss of –percent or 597.13 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,603.76 with a loss of – percent or –531.97 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,471.96 with a loss of – percent or –0.98 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 47,705.80 with a loss of – percent or –243.62 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,859.87 with a loss of –percent or –140.21 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,165.11   with a loss of –percent or ?131.58 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,129.51 with a loss of  – percent or –238.88 point.