S&P Futures Update : 31 March 2022
The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,605.20 up with +0.06% percent or +2.70 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for March 31.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,211.10 with a loss of –0.05% percent or –17.70 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,117.90 up with +0.31% percent or +46.40 point.
THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Geopolitical uncertainty and concerns over rising inflation have dominated market sentiment in March. Both European and U.S. markets traded lower Wednesday following disappointment after talks between Russia and Ukraine, aimed at finding a solution to the conflict, again appeared to make little progress.
WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 35,228.81 with a loss of –0.19% percent or –65.38 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,602.45 with a loss of –0.63% percent or ?29.15 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,442.27 with a loss of –1.21% percent or –177.36 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 2,091.07 up with -1.97% percent or -42.03 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,332.35 with a loss of –1.84% percent or −24.98 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,732.60 with a loss of –1.48% percent or −41.12 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,120.72 with a loss of –0.59% percent or −12.50 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,672.44 with a loss of –0.80% percent or −21.60 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,540.85 with a loss of –0.73% or −18.59 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,821.43 with a loss of –0.73% percent or ?205.82 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 22,012.39 with a loss of –0.99% ercent or -219.64 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,257.33 with a loss of –0.28% percent or -9.27 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 58,559.21 with a loss of –0.21% percent or -124.78 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,578.75 up with +0.55% percent or +41.50 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,741.59 with a loss of –0.74% percent or ?50.57 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 14,606.05 with a loss of –1.45% percent or ?214.28 point.