The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,092.38 with a loss of -30.62 percent or +13.13 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for May 18.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,798.50 with a loss of -0.58% percent or -197.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,061.80 with a loss of -1.12% percent or -147.75 point.
WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,021.45 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 2,210.88 with a loss of -0.73% percent or -16.24 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,341.76 with a loss of – percent or −15.07 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,690.46 with a loss of – percent or –28.04 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,868.68 with a loss of – percent or −15.88 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,461.21 with a loss of –percent or −19.07 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,318.11 with a loss of – or −18.02 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 27,947.11 with a loss of – percent or ?459.73 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,593.81 up with + percent or +399.72 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,513.25 with a loss of – percent or ?15.77 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 50,049.70 with a loss of –percent or –143.63 point at 12:15 PM.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,034.24 with percent or +1.39 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,353.67 with a loss of –percent or –13.68 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,386.58 with a loss of – percent or ?10.04 point.