S&P Futures Update : 29 July 2022

The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,099.00 with +0.65% percent or +26.60 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for July 29.The Dow Futures is trading at 32,571.9 up with +0.13% percent or +42.3 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,867.8 up with +1.18% percent or +149.9 point.

 

 

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Global investors are focused today on the Fed’s forthcoming monetary policy decision, due to be announced Wednesday following a two-day meeting. Markets are widely anticipating a second consecutive 75 basis point hike to interest rates.

 

 

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 32,529.63 up with +1.03% percent or +332.04  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,072.43 with 1.21% percent or +48.82  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,162.59 up with +1.08% percent or +130.17 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,873.03  up with 1.34% percent or  24.69  point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,229.61 up with +1.27% percent or +15.39 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,480.86 up with +1.55% percent or +37.95 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,855.19 up with +0.96% percent or  +17.68 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,354.28with 1.25% percent or +29.02  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,235.97 up with +1.24% or +27.43 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,730.78  with a loss of –0.30% percent or ?84.70  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 20,123.29 with a loss of –2.42% ercent or -499.39  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,250.66 with a loss of –0.97% percent or -31.92 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 57,288.54 up with +0.76% percent or +430.75 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,363.34 up with +0.25% percent or +18.09  point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,339.21 up with 1.30% percent or +21.87 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,282.11 with +0.87% percent or +115.73   point..