U.S. stock futures higher  in pre-market trading for , May 30 The Dow Futures is trading at 25,190.50 up with +0.32% percent or +81.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,791.88  up with +0.43% percent or +11.88 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,248.88  up with +0.46% percent or +32.88 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,003.37  with a loss of -1.21% percent or -256.77 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,261.43 with a loss of -0.47% percent or -129.38   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,914.70  up with +0.16% percent or +4.79 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,653.87  with a loss of -0.24% percent or -95.86 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,218.05  up with +0.46% percent or +32.75 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,907.21 up with +0.59% percent or  +69.40 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,247.09 up with +0.47% percent or +24.80 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 372.25  up with +0.47% percent or +1.70  point.

Thursday’s Factors and Events

The 10-year yield added 3 basis points to 2.26% after hitting a 19-month low on Wednesday. Plunging yields this month, along with a yield curve inversion, has raised concerns about slowing economic growth.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Hanhui said Thursday that provoking trade disputes amounted to “naked economic terrorism. ”

wednesday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,126.41 with a loss of -0.87%  percent or -221.36 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,783.02 with a loss of -0.69% percent or -19.37 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,547.31  with a loss of -0.79% percent or -60.04 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,489.95 with a loss of -0.94% percent or -14.07 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 904.09 with a loss of -0.84% percent or -7.70 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,832.77   with a loss of -0.62% percent or -11.40 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,231.97  with a loss of -0.73% percent or -9.02 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,638.06  with a loss of -0.71%  percent or -11.69 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,541.07 with a loss of -0.69% or -10.73 point.