U.S. stock futures are higher in pre-market trading for Tuesday, October 03. The Dow Futures are trading at 22,536.00 with a loss of -0.04% percent or -9.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,527.50 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -1.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 5,984.38 with +0.06% percent or +3.88 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere,   Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 20,614.07 for up with +1.05% percent or +213.29 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 28,099.45  for up with  +1.98% percent or  +545.15 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,348.94   for up with  +0.28% percent or  +9.30  point. India’s BSE Sensex are trading at 31,556.38   for up with  +0.87%  percent or +272.66 point at 12:15 PM .The FTSE 100 are trading at 7,443.36 for up with +0.06% percent or +4.58 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 12,902.65 for up  with +0.58% percent or +73.79 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,361.49 for up with +0.21% percent or +11.05 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 389.90   for up with a loss of -0.07% percent or  -0.25 point.

Tuesday’s Factors and Events

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open Tuesday, with the positive trading streak for the fourth quarter set to continue, after Wall Street finished on a strong note in the previous session.

Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 33 percent, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 1.75 points and 7 points, respectively.

On the first trading day of 2017’s fourth quarter, U.S. equities finished Monday’s session on a strong note, not only closing at record highs but with the Dow rising 152.51 points by the close.

Monday’s Activity

U.S. market were  higher on Monday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 22,557.60 for up with +0.68% percent or +152.51 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,529.12   for up with +0.39% percent or +9.76 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,516.72  for up with +0.32% percent or +20.76 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,509.47 for up with  +1.25% percent or +18.61 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 916.99 for up with +1.44% percent or  +13.01 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,811.01  for up with  +0.84% percent or +15.07 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,116.74 for up with +0.41% percent or +4.55 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,502.63 for up with +0.48% percent or +7.20 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,402.72 for up with +0.42% percent or +5.82point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 22,557.60 for up with +0.68% percent or +152.51 point.