U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for , September 05 The Dow Futures is trading at 26,616.00 up with +0.93% percent or +244.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,963.88 up with +0.86% percent or +25.38 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,809.88 up with +1.13% percent or +87.13 point.
In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,620.19 with a loss of –0.41% percent or –84.18 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,591.89 with a loss of –0.52% percent or –132.84 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,924.11 up with +1.31% percent or +37.87 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,332.79 up with +0.71% percent or +263.86 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,260.98 with a loss of –0.70% percent or –51.05 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,115.92 up with +0.76% percent or +90.88 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,582.95 up with +0.92% percent or +50.88 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 385.32 up with +0.56% percent or +2.12 point.
Thursday’s Factors and Events
The two sides agreed to hold another round of trade negotiations in Washington, D.C., towards the beginning of next month, and consultations will be made in mid-September in preparation for the meeting, the statement said.
“Both sides agreed they should work together and take practical actions to create favorable conditions for the negotiations,” according to a CNBC translation of the statement.
Wednesday Activity
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,403.28 up with +1.41% percent or +367.18 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,926.46 up with +0.064% percent or +1.88 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,962.88 with a loss of –0.13% percent or –10.51 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,494.84 with a loss of –0.13% percent or -1.88 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 918.74 with a loss of –0.14% percent or -1.30 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,881.20 up with +0.21% percent or +3.99 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,292.38 up with +0.047% percent or +0.61 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,715.24 up with +0.048% percent or +0.82 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,618.61 up with +0.060% or +0.97 point.