The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,198.88 up with +0.32% percent or +13.38 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for May 26.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,359.50 up with +0.26% percent or +88.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,708.10 up with +0.38% percent or +51.87 point.

WEDNESDY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,207.84 up with percent or ++123.69 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,155.86 with a loss of – percent or ?3.26 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,470.99 with a loss of – percent or ?64.75 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,205.75 with a loss of -0.97% percent or -21.59 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,334.15 with a loss of -1.15% percent or  -15.48 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,683.06 with a loss of – percent or −19.22 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,901.96 with a loss of – percent or  −3.19 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,495.11 with a loss of percent or −6.75 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,352.70  with a loss of – or −5.20 point.

 

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,642.19 up with  + percent or +88.21 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,127.68 up with + percent or +216.82 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,593.45 up with + percent or +12.11 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 50,934.30 up with +percent or +296.77 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,029.79 with a loss of –percent or ?21.80 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,390.27  with a loss of –percent or ?18.22 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,465.09 up with + percent or +27.58 point.