U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for,May 29.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,388.50 with a loss of -0.27% percent or -68.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,033.88 with a loss of -0.14% percent or -4.12 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,451.50 with a loss of -0.09% percent or -8.75 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 21,877.89 with a loss of –0.18% percent or –38.42 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 22,973.96 with a loss of –0.69% percent or –158.80 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,852.35 up with +0.22% percent or +6.13 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 32,113.73 with a loss of -0.27% percent or –83.19 point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,675.50 with a loss of –0.90% percent or -105.63 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 4,742.79 with a loss of –0.60% percent or –28.60 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 352.59 with a loss of -0.81% percent or –2.88 point.
Friday’s Factors and Events
In the past week, however, the pressure from the United States has taken a more serious turn in response to a proposed Chinese security law that threatens the long-standing independence of Hong Kong. The law was formally approved Thursday by China’s People’s Congress, and it is expected to criminalize most forms of political protest under blanket bans on “sedition” and “subversion.”
Thursday Activity
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,400.64 with a loss of -0.58% percent or -147.63 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,029.73 with a loss of –0.21% percent or -6.40 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,368.99 with a loss of -0.46% percent or -43.37 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,400.67 with a loss of -2.48% percent or -35.69 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 811.49 with a loss of -3.16% percent or ?26.49 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,773.12 with a loss of –1.45% percent or ?26.15 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,382.80 with a loss of –0.27%percent or ?3.81 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,763.22 with a loss of –0.39% percent or -6.94 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,674.02 with a loss of –0.26% or -4.32 point.