S&P Futures Update : 18 Oct 2022

The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,728.80 with +1.38% percent or +50.80 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Oct 18.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,544.8 with +1.19% percent or +359.0 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,243.8 up with +1.64% percent or +181.3 point.

 

TUESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Most sectors and major bourses have made gains at 10.00 a.m. London time, with autos leading increases up 2.1%, followed by industrials at 1.43%. Basic resources, health care and oil and gas have dipped into the red, with losses below 1%.

 

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,185.82 up with +1.86% percent or +550.99 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,677.95 up with 2.65% percent or +94.88 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,675.80 up with +3.43% percent or +354.41  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,735.75 up with +3.17% percent or  +53.35 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,121.13 up with +2.76% percent or +30.08  point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,307.51 up with +2.77% percent or +62.30point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,667.55 up with +2.79% percent or  +45.30  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,133.15 with 2.75% percent or +57.08 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,022.99 up  with +2.72% or +53.61 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,186.03 with 1.53% percent or +410.24 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 16,833.61 up with 1.33% ercent or +220.71  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,094.84 with 0.32% percent or +9.87  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 59,139.28 up with +1.25% percent or +226.35 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,920.24 up with 0.90% percent or +61.45 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,040.66 up with +1.83% percent or +108.74 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,649.03 up with +1.70% percent or +211.22 point..