S&P Futures Update : 15 Oct 2021

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,454.20 up with +0.36% percent or +16.00 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Oct 14.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,063.80 with +0.43% percent or +151.20 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,098.70  up with +0.31% percent or +46.30 point.

 

 

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The pan-European Stoxx 600 climbed 1.2% by the close, with basic resources adding 3.3% to lead gains as all sectors finished in positive territory.

Global investors were digesting the latest U.S. inflation data which rose higher than expected in September, increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates sooner rather than later.

 

 

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,326.46 up with +1.43%percent or +482.54 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,357.04 up with +1.15%percent or +49.50  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,566.70  up with +0.82% percent or +118.12  point.

 

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,274.18 up with 1.44% percent or +32.21 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at  1,370.25 up with +1.23% percent or +16.71 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,746.40 up with +1.71% percent or +46.14 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,034.65 up with +1.64% percent or +32.76 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,641.96  up with +1.67% percent or +43.31 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,495.92 up with +1.68%  or +41.31 point.

 

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 29,068.63 up with +1.81%percent or +517.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,226.18 up with +1.06% ercent or +263.59 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,571.28 up with +0.36% percent or +12.98 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 61,305.95  up up with +0.94% percent or +568.90  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,207.71 up with +0.16% percent or +11.59   point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,685.21  up with +1.33% percent or +87.83    point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,462.72 up with +1.40 percent or +213.34 point.