U.S. stock futures are lower in pre-market trading for Friday, August 18.The Dow Futures are trading at 21,742.00 for up with +0.04% percent or +9.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,431.88 with a loss of -0.24% percent or –1.24% point.The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 5,818.25 for up with +0.31% percent or +18.00 point.
In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 19,470.41 with a loss of –1.18% percent or –232.22 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 27,047.57 with a loss of –1.08% percent or –296.65 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 27,047.57 with a loss of –1.08% percent or – 296.65 point. India’s S&P BSE Sensex are trading at 31,524.68 with a loss of –0.85% percent or –270.78 point at 12:15 PM . In Europe, the FTSE 100 are trading at 7,320.76 with a loss of-0.91% percent or –67.11 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 12,161.29 with a loss of –0.35% percent or –42.17 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,099.59 with a loss of –0.92%% percent or –47.26 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 374.15 with a loss of -0.72% percent or -2.72 point.
Friday’s Factors and Events
Thursday’s Activity
U.S. market were lower on Thursday. For the day The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21,750.73 with a loss of –1.24% percent or –274.14 point.The S&P 500 closed at 2,430.01 with a loss of –1.54% percent or –38.10 point.The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,221.91 with a loss of –1.94% percent or –123.19 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,358.94 with a loss of -1.78% percent or -24.59 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 819.83 with a loss of –1.87% percent or –15.66 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,696.14 with a loss of –1.72% percent or –29.69 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,076.11 with a loss of –1.51% percent or –16.47 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,434.04 with a loss of –1.56% percent or –22.72 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,345.14 with a loss of –1.54% percent or –21.07 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 21,750.73 with a loss of –1.24% percent or –274.14 point.
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