S&P Futures Update : 21 Feb 2022

The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,353.60 with +0.11% percent or +4.70 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Feb 21.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,118.30 up with  +0.11% percent or +39.10 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,997.70 with a loss of -0.08% percent or -11.80 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Friday, the Pentagon said, calling for de-escalation and the return of Russian forces to bases. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a press conference Friday voiced alarm at alleged increased shelling by Ukrainian forces against pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

FRIDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,738.06 with a loss of –1.43% percent or -503.53 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,418.64 with a loss of –1.90% percent or –85.44 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,791.15 with a loss of –2.78% percent or –394.49  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,009.33 up with -0.92% percent or -18.76 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,297.92 with a loss of -0.50% percent or −6.58 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,632.49  with a loss of  –0.47% percent or −12.44 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,999.44 with a loss of -0.82% percent or  −16.59  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,530.71 with +0.035% percent or +0.90  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,403.83 up with +0.79% or −19.04 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 26,921.71 with a loss of –0.74% percent or –200.36  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,147.12 with a loss of –0.74% percent or -180.59  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,485.61 with  a loss of –0.15% percent or -5.15   point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 57,692.14 with a loss of –0.24% percent or -140.83  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,513.62 with a loss of -0.32% percent or -23.751 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,929.63 with a loss of -0.25% percent or ?17.19 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,042.51 with a loss of -1.47% percent or ?225.12  point.