S&P Futures Update : 26 Aug 2022

The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,186.40 with a loss of -0.30% percent or -12.70 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Aug 26.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,226.7 with -0.20% percent or -65.1 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,078.9 with a loss of -0.49% percent or -64.7 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Powell is due to speak at 3 p.m. London time, and investors around the world will be tuning in for clues as to the pace and trajectory of the central bank’s monetary policy tightening efforts as it looks to rein in inflation.

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,912.44 up with 0.45% percent or +151.39 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,297.14  with 0.40% percent or +16.99  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,128.05 up with 0.62% percent or +80.87 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,964.64 up with +1.52% percent or  +29.35 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,266.00 with 1.92% percent or +23.80 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,576.46 up with +1.66% percent or ++41.99  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,912.19 up with +1.39% percent or  +26.23 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,435.17 with 1.47% percent or +35.18  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,310.70 with +1.46% or +33.31 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,327.50 with a loss of –0.44%percent or ?125.25 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 19,243.02 with a loss of –1.33%percent or -260.23 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at3,231.11with a loss of –1.38%percent or -45.11point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 58,998.78 with a loss of –0.055%percent or -32.52 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,479.74 with 0.11% percent or +8.23  point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,381.56  with a loss of –0.081%percent or ?5.20  point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,271.96 with 0.39% percent or +51.90  point.