U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for,November 21.The Dow Futures is trading at 27,794.00 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -6.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,106.88 with a loss of -0.07% percent or -2.12 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 8,283.38 with a loss of -0.10% percent or -8.37 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere,In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,038.58 with a loss of –0.48% percent or –109.99 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,488.55 with a loss of –1.49% percent or –401.06 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,903.64 with a loss of –0.25% percent or –7.42   point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,662.37 up with +0.029% percent or +11.78 point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 13,130.12  with a loss of –0.21% percent or –28.02 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,873.84  with a loss of –0.34% percent or –20.19 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 402.05  with a loss of -0.44% percent or –1.76  point.

Thursday’s Factors and Events

Completion of a “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal could slide into next year, Reuters reported, as Beijing presses for more extensive tariff rollbacks and the Trump administration counters with heightened demands of its own.

Earlier, after the U.S. Senate late Tuesday approved a bill to support human rights in Hong Kong following months of often-violent unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, China responded by threatening to take “strong countermeasures” if Congress proceeds with passage of the bill.

Both sides remain divided over core issues — including Beijing’s demand for removing tariffs and the U.S.’s insistence on China buying farm products — nearly six weeks after an “agreement in principle” was announced by the White House on Oct. 11.

Wednesday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,821.09 with a loss of –0.40% percent or –112.93 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,108.46  with a loss of –0.38% percent or –11.72 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,526.73  with a loss of –0.51% percent or –43.93 point.


Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,591.61  with a loss of –0.42% percent or -6.68 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 974.03 with a loss of –0.63% percent or -6.18 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,994.17  with a loss of  –0.36% percent or -7.18  point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,382.01 with  a loss of –0.40% percent or -5.58 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,821.75  with a loss of –0.34% percent or -6.14 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,718.83 with a loss of –0.33%  or -5.70  point.