S&P Futures Update : 21 Aug 2022

The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,862.80 up with +0.18% percent or +6.90 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Sep 21.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,769.9 with +0.21% percent or +63.7 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,853.1 up with +0.01% percent or +1.6 point.

TUESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

 higher-than-expected consumer price index reading in August and hawkish comments on rate hikes from Fed leaders have weighed on stocks, with more pressure likely ahead as the central bank continues to fight inflation.

MONDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,706.23  with a loss of –1.01% percent or -313.45  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,855.93 with a loss of –1.13% percent or ?43.96 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,425.05 with a loss of –0.95% percent or -109.97  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,787.50 with a loss of -1.40% percent or  -25.34 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,142.29 with a loss of -1.24% percent or −14.35 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,369.65 up with 1.65% percent or -1.65%  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,752.29 with a loss of -0.93% percent or  −16.53  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,234.47 up with a loss of –1.20% percent or −27.25 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at2,121.42 up with 1.19% or −25.60 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,354.51 with a loss of –1.21% percent or -333.91  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 18,480.45 with a loss of – 1.60% percent or  –300.97 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,105.50 with a loss of –0.54% percent or -16.91 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 59,759.82  up with +0.067% percent or +40.08  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,192.66 with a loss of –0.61% percent or ?44.02 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,979.47  with a loss of –1.35% percent or ?82.12   point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,670.83 with  1.03% percent or ?132.41   point.