The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,034.88 with a loss of -0.59% percent or -23.87 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for May 13.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,257.00 with a loss of -0.75% percent or -251.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,947.80 with a loss of -0.39% percent or -50.75 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’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 2,135.1 with a loss of -3.26% percent or -71.85 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,294.40 with a loss of -3.21% percent or  -42.98 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,628.90 with a loss of  – percent or −84.05 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,841.42 with a loss of – percent or 38.84 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,418.04 with a loss of –percent or −56.95 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,280.21 with a loss of – or52.09 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 27,460.13 with a loss of – percent or –687.38 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,789.21  with a loss of – percent or –436.10 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,419.10 with a loss of – percent or –43.65 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 48,690.80 with a loss of –percent or –471.01 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,004.63 up with +percent or +56.64 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,279.35 up with +percent or +11.96 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,150.22 up with + percent or +30.47 point.