Dow Futures Opening Update as on 02 May 2018

U.S. stock futures mixed in pre-market trading for Wednesday, May 02.The Dow Futures is trading at 24,045.00  with  a loss of -0.11% percent or -27.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at  2,654.00 up with +0.07% percent or +1.75 point.  The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 6,716.00  up  with +0.36% percent or +24.00 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere,Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,472.78  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -35.25 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,710.51   with a loss of -0.33% percent or -102.18  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,081.32  with a loss of -0.030% percent or  -0.91 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,245.13 up with +0.24% percent or +84.77  point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,564.37 up with +0.59% percent or  +44.01 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,702.92  up with +0.73%  percent or +92.19 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,523.62 up with +0.057% percent or +3.13  point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 386.69 up with +0.44% percent or +1.81  point.

Wednesday’s Factors and Events

U.S. stock index futures fluctuated ahead of Wednesday’s open, as investors awaited the latest monetary policy decisions from the central bank.

The moves in pre-market trade came as markets across the globe showed a mixed picture. On Tuesday, U.S. stocks finished mixed, with the Nasdaq finishing in the black as it focused on earnings out of the tech space. On Wednesday, Asia closed mostly lower, while in Europe, stocks traded higher as earnings took center stage.

 During today’s session, earnings and central banking news are expected to be the focus for market participants.

Tuesday’s Activity

U.S. market were Mixed on Tuesday.For the day the Dow is trading at 24,099.05 with a loss of -0.27% percent or -64.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,654.80 up with +0.25% percent or +6.75 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,130.70 up with +0.91% percent or +64.44 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,550.34  up with +0.55%  percent or +8.46 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 951.88 up  with +0.46% percent or +4.37 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,879.57  up with +0.38% percent or +7.12   point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,164.40  up with +0.32% percent or +3.67 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,574.18 up with +0.27%percent or +4.27 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,471.94 up with +0.25% percent or+3.66 point;