The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,132.88 with a loss of -0.32% percent or -13.37 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for May 12.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,058.50 with a loss of -0.36% percent or -124.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,275.20 with a loss of -0.53% percent or -70.75 point.

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,777.76 up with +percent or +229.23 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,232.60 up with + percent or +30.98 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,752.24 up with + percent or +119.39 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,206.99 with a loss of -0.26%percent or -5.71 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,337.38 with a loss of -0.53% percent or  -7.08 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,712.95 with a loss of  – percent or −24.23 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,880.26 with a loss of – percent or 14.75 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,474.99 with a loss of –percent or −18.55 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,332.30 with a loss of – or18.29 point.


In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,183.33 with a loss of – percent or?424.19 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,058.18 up with + percent or +44.37 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,453.63 up with + percent or +11.79 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 48,743.92 with a loss of – percent or ?417.89 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,947.99 with a loss of –percent or ?175.69 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,267.39 with a loss of –percent or ?118.60 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,119.75 with a loss of – percent or ?280.66 point.