S&P Futures Update : 18 Oct 2021

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,456.80 with a loss of -0.33% percent or -14.60 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Oct 14.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,197.90 with a loss of -0.27% percent or -96.90 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,092.70 with a loss of -0.36% percent or -54.20 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Global markets are gearing up for more earnings this week, following a stronger-than-expected start to the earnings season in the U.S. last week.

FRIDAY’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 2,265.65  with a loss of -0.37% percent or -8.52 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at  1,363.91 with a loss of –0.46% percent or −6.34 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,748.28 up with +0.068% percent or +1.88 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,053.52 up with +0.93% percent or +18.87 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,658.14  up with +0.61% percent or +16.19 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,512.94 up with +0.68% or +17.02 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 29,025.79 with a loss of –0.15% percent or –42.84  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 245.71 up with +1.50% percent or ++3.62 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 245.71 up with +1.50% percent or +3.62  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 61,755.55  up up with +0.73% percent or +449.60  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,234.03 up with +0.37% percent or +26.32   point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,727.52  up with +0.63% percent or +42.31     point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,587.36 up with +0.81% percent or +124.64  point.