S&P Futures Update : 23 Feb 2022

The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,338.30 up with +0.78% percent or +33.60 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Feb 23.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,821.70 up with +0.67% percent or +225.10 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,028.00 up with +1.14% percent or +157.50 point.

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.7% by mid-morning, having fallen as much as 1.8% at the open. Food and beverage stocks slid 1.2% to lead losses while oil and gas gained 1.6% as prices surged.

TUESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,079.18 with a loss of –0.68% percent or –232.85 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,348.87 with  a loss of –0.72% percent or –31.39 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,548.06 with a loss of –1.23% percent or -168.65  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,980.17  with -1.45% percent or -29.16  point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,279.15 with a loss of -1.45% percent or −18.77 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,596.25  with a loss of  –1.38% percent or −36.24 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,977.05 with a loss of -1.12% percent or  −22.39 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,503.71 with a loss of –1.07% percent or −27.00  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,378.78 with a loss of -1.04% or −25.05 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 26,425.14 with a loss of –1.80% percent or -487.46  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,417.26 with a loss of –3.11% percent or -752.81  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,443.25 with  a loss of –1.36% percent or -47.36   point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 57,009.00 with a loss of –1.17% percent or -674.59  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,484.33 with a loss of -0.39% percent or -29.29  point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,788.34 with a loss of -2.04% percent or ?141.29 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 14,731.12 with a loss of -2.07% percent or -311.39  point.