The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,094.12 with a loss of -0.42% percent or -17.38 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for May 20.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,671.00 with a loss of -0.47% percent or -160.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,189.60 with a loss of -0.33% percent or -43.88 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’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 2,193.64 with a loss of -0.78% percent or -17.24 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,333.53  with a loss of – percent or  −8.23 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,672.79 with a loss of – percent or −17.67 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,864.75 with a loss of – percent or  −3.93 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,452.89 with a loss of –percent or −8.33 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,311.00  with a loss of or −7.11 point.


In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,166.55 up with  + percent or +122.10 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,431.58 with a loss of – percent or –162.23 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,506.12 with a loss of – percent or –4.85 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 49,846.95 with a loss of –percent or -55.69 point at 12:15 PM. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,950.20  a loss of with –percent or ?84.04 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,262.55 with a loss of –percent or –91.12 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,113.56 with a loss of – percent or 273.02 point.