The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,304.12 with a loss of -1.05% percent or -45.63 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for July 08.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,179.00 with a loss of -1.13% percent or -389.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,635.60 with a loss of -1.13% percent or -166.63 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,577.37 with a loss of –percent or –208.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,343.54 with a loss of – percent or ?8.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,663.64 up with + percent or +24.32 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,252.85 with a loss of -0.95% percent or -21.66 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,341.03 with a loss of -0.64% percent or  -8.68 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,682.81 up with + percent or +2.91 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,001.37 up with + percent or  +7.77 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,595.10 up with percent or +3.93 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,450.24 up with or +5.63 point.

 

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,181.69 with a loss of – percent or –185.26 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,291.76 with a loss of – percent or –668.86 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,526.01 with a loss of –percent or – point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,929.37  with  a loss of – percent or –125.39 point at 12:15 PM. For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,151.02 up with +percent or +50.14 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,527.72 up with + percent or +20.24 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,692.71 up with + percent or +181.33 point.