U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for,July 15.The Dow Futures is trading at 26,908.50 up with +1.58% percent or +417.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,223.12 up with +1.24% percent or +39.52 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 10,736.00 up with +0.84% percent or +89.75 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,945.50 up with +1.59% percent or +358.49 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,460.44 with a loss of –0.068% percent or –17.45 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,389.57 with a loss of –0.73% percent or –25.05 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,697.89 up with +1.85% percent or +664.83 point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,949.00 up with 1.98% percent or +251.64 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,127.38 up with 2.40% percent or +119.93 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 374.23 up with +1.86% percent or +6.83 point.
Wednesday’s Factors and Events
Stock futures jumped Wednesday after drug developer Moderna said its coronavirus vaccine produced antibodies in all patients in an early trial, raising hopes for a faster economic recovery.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 450 points, or 1.7%. The move implied a 420-point gain at the open. S&P 500 futures climbed 1.3%. Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.9%.
Monday Activity
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,642.59 up with +2.13% percent or +556.79 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,197.52 up with +1.34% percent or +42.30 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,488.58 up with +0.94% percent or +97.73 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,428.26 with 1.76% percent or 24.69 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 822.99 up with +1.67% percent or +13.52 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,782.64 up with 1.61% percent or +28.24 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,483.80 up with +1.17% percent or +17.16 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,861.80 up with 1.36% percent or +24.95 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,771.35 up with +1.34% or +23.34 point.