U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for,September 23 The Dow Futures is trading at 26,877.00  with a loss of -0.06% percent or -17.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,990.12 up with +0.02% percent or +0.62 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,842.62 up with +0.15% percent or +12.12 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,079.09 up with +0.16% percent or +34.64 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,280.73 with a loss of –0.58% percent or –152.86 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,977.08 with a loss of –0.98% percent or ?29.37 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,410.93 up with +3.67% percent or +1,396.31 point at 12:15 PM. Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,329.23 with  a loss of –1.11% percent or –138.78 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,630.56 with a loss of –1.06% percent or –60.03 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 389.76  with a loss of -0.81% percent or –3.24  point.

Monday’s Factors and Events

The modest optimism on Thursday came amid a new round of face-to-face talks between Chinese and American officials, starting in Washington later Thursday. The two-day negotiations are aimed at preparing for high-level talks in early October that will determine whether Washington and Beijing can progress toward a deal or resume the imposition of higher tariffs.

Friday Activity

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,559.76 with a loss of   –0.11% percent or -1.71 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 962.11 with a loss of  –0.33% percent or  –3.23 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,944.64 with a loss of –0.26% percent or –5.02 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,321.70 with a loss of –0.52% percent or  –6.96 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,755.31 with a loss of   –0.029% percent or ?7.97  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,654.17  with a loss of –0.48% or -7.91 point.