U.S. stock futures higher  in pre-market trading for , October 30.The Dow Futures is trading at 24,476.00 up with +0.18% percent or +45.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,650.00  up with +0.25% percent or +6.50 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 6,746.50  up with +0.19% percent or +13.00 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,457.29 up with +1.45% percent or +307.49 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,604.90  with a loss of -0.83% percent or -207.14 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,566.65 up  with +0.97% percent or  +24.55 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 33,949.64 with a loss of -0.35% percent or -117.76 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,038.81 up with  +0.18% percent or +12.49 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,292.64 with  a loss of  -0.38% percent or -42.84 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 4,967.74   with a loss of -0.43% percent or -21.61 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 354.99 with a loss of -0.14% percent or -0.48 point.

Tuesday’s Factors and Events

President Donald Trump told Fox News Channel that he thinks the U.S. will make a “great” trade deal with China. This follows a Bloomberg News report on Monday that suggested the U.S. could be preparing to announce tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports by early December if talks between Trump and China President Xi Jinping breakdown next month.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, giving up sharp gains in a turbulent session that saw the Dow travel than 900 points. Market participants cited the possibility of more U.S.-China tariffs and a drop in tech stocks for the decline.

Monday’s Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,442.92  with a loss of -0.99% percent or  -245.39 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,641.25 with a loss of -0.66% percent or -17.44 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,050.29 with a loss of -1.63% percent or -116.92 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,477.31  with a loss of -0.44% percent or -6.51 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 930.09 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -2.06  point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,788.59  with a loss of -0.36% percent or -6.51 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,177.69   with a loss of -0.96% percent or -11.37 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,555.69  with a loss of  -0.65% percent or -10.25  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,458.80  with a loss of -0.67% percent or -9.86 point;