S&P Futures Update : 12 August 2021

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,447.00 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -0.70 point.Other U.S. stock futures Higher in pre-market trading for Aug 12.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,513.20 up with +0.08% percent or +28.20 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,009.10 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -18.70 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.K. gross domestic product grew by a stronger-than-expected 1% in June, but remains 2.2% below its pre-pandemic level.

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 35,101.85  with a loss of –0.30% percent or ?106.66 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,432.35  with a loss of –0.094% percent or –4.17 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,860.18 up with +0.16%

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,250.34 up with +0.49% percent or +10.98 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,366.76 up with +0.71% percent or 9.65 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,741.91  up with +0.83% percent or +22.60 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,035.51 up with +0.18% percent or +3.56 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,640.12 up with +0.23% percent or +6.04 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,495.92 up with +0.21% or +5.27 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,011.09 with a loss of –0.21% percent or ?59.42 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,531.94  with a loss of –0.48% percent or ?128.22 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,528.93 with a loss of –0.10% percent or –3.69 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 54,664.81  up with +0.25% percent or +138.88 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,220.14  up with +0.83% percent or +59.10 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,857.99 with 0.55% percent or +37.78 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,826.09 up with +0.35% percent or ++55.38 point.