U.S. stock  lower in pre-market trading for,May 11.The Dow Futures is trading at 24,139.00 with a loss of -0.61% percent or -147.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,910.12 with a loss of -0.63% percent or -18.38 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,193.25 with a loss of  -0.27% percent or -25.00 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,390.66 up with +1.05% percent or +211.57  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,599.67 up with +1.52% percent or +369.50 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,895.51 up with +0.0059% percent or +0.17 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 31,941.20 up with +31,941.20 percent or +281.56   point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 10,836.29 with a loss of –0.63% percent or ?68.19 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 4,489.98 with a loss of –1.31% percent or –59.66 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 338.66  with a loss of –0.70% percent or ?2.39  point.

Monday’s Factors and Events

Britain’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme isset to be extended until the end of September, at a reduced rate
of 60 percent, while also topping up the pay packets of staffbrought back to work on a part-time basis, The Telegraph
reported late on Sunday.

Friday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,331.32 with 1.91% percent or +455.43 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,929.80 up with +1.69%percent or +48.61 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,121.32 up with +1.58% percent or +141.66 point.


Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,329.64  with +3.64% percent or +46.71 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 770.87 up with +4.11% percent or +30.41 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,676.18 up with +3.46%percent or +56.10 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,345.19 up with +1.49% percent or +19.75 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,345.19 up with +1.88% percent or +31.44  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,616.10 up with +1.78% or +28.21 point.