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.
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.