Dow Futures Opening Update as on 26 June 2017

U.S. stock futures are lower in pre-market trading for Monday, June 26.The Dow Futures are trading at 21,407.50 for up with  +0.32% percent or +68.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,441.25 for up with +0.26% percent or +6.25 point.The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 5,838.62 for up with  +0.45% percent or +26.37 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 20,153.35 for up with +0.10% percent or +20.68 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 25,871.89 for up with  + 0.79% percent or +201.84 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,185.44 for up with +0.87% percent or +27.57 point. India’s S&P BSE Sensex are trading at 31,138.21 with a loss of –0.49% percent or –152.53 point as on friday  at 12:16 PM . In Europe, the FTSE 100 are trading at 7,471.09 for up with  +0.63% percent or  +46.96 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 12,836.53 for up with  +0.81% percent or +103.12 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,318.23 for up with +0.99% percent or +52.11 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 390.71 for up with +0.80% percent or +3.10 point.

Monday’s Factors and Events

It’s the final week of the second quarter and markets look to close out the past three months with solid gains.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track to end more than 3% higher for the quarter, adding to the 4.5% growth seen in the first quarter. Likewise, the S&P 500 is on track to end with gains of roughly 3%, slowing from the 5.5% increase seen in the first three months of the year.
 Markets have entered a quieter period in recent weeks as the earnings season came to a close and the Trump agenda appeared to stall. Volatility has tumbled nearly 20% since the beginning of April.
Progress on healthcare in the coming week could shake markets out of their malaise. Roadblocks in the Obamacare repeal-and-replace process have raised doubts over when tax reform could come to pass. House Speaker Paul Ryan insisted on Tuesday, June 20, that tax reform would come by year’s end.

Friday’s Activity

U.S. market indexes were mixed on Friday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21,394.76 with a loss of  –0.01% percent or –2.53 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,438.30 for up with  +0.16% percent or  +3.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,265.25 for up with +0.46% percent or +28.56 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,414.78 for up with +0.73% percent or +10.24 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 853.17 for up with +0.92% percent or +7.75 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,743.95 for up with +0.43% percent or +7.53 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,075.43 for up with   +0.14% percent or +1.55 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,444.55 for up with +0.24% percent or  +3.46 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,351.39 for up with  +0.20% percent or +2.71 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at21,394.76 with a loss of  –0.01% percent or –2.53 point.