S&P Futures Update : 18 August 2021
The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,446.90 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.20 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for Aug 18.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,289.70 with a loss of -0.15% percent or -53.60 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,021.50 up with +0.12% percent or +18.70 point.
WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The price of an ounce of gold crossed the $2,000 mark for the first time last year as the pandemic worsened and U.S. government stimulus efforts continued. This year investors have more loudly voiced concerns about inflation, and gold is sometimes viewed as a hedge against inflation, although prices are down 7% for the year. Some investors have thought cryptocurrencies might also serve that role.
TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,177.17 with a loss of -1.19% percent or -26.24 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,323.39 with a loss of -1.47% percent or -19.70 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,692.50 with a loss of – percent or −32.29 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,040.97 with a loss of – percent or −15.42 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,629.92 with a loss of –percent or −20.03 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,491.20 with a loss of or−18.23 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 14,656.18 with a loss of – percent or ?137.58 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,865.92 up with percent or +126.30 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,485.29 up with + percent or +38.31 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 55,913.88 up with percent or +115.38 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,181.11 up with + percent or +27.13 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,819.84 with a loss of – percent or –18.93 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,921.95 with a loss of –percent or –3.78 point.