U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for,August 11.The Dow Futures is trading at 27,920.50 up with +0.87% percent or +241.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,372.38 up with +0.59% percent or +19.63 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,125.60 up with +0.48% percent or +53.62 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,750.24 up with +1.88% percent or +420.30 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,816.48 up with 1.80% percent or +439.05 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,340.29 with a loss of –1.15% percent or –38.96 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,391.72 up with +0.55% percent or +209.64 point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 13,023.18 up with +2.65% percent or +335.65 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,045.17 up with +2.76% percent or +135.66 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 372.42 up with +2.13% percent or +7.77 point.
Tuesday’s Factors and Events
Lawmakers and the White House have been in negotiations over the legislation since it was unveiled on July 27. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told CNBC on Friday that a deal will be struck “at some point in the near future.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) agreed the sides will reach a solution, but talks broke down on Friday as major differences remained unresolved.
Friday Activity
For the day the Dow is trading at 27,791.44 up with +1.30% percent or +357.96 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,360.47 up with +0.27% percent or +9.19 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,968.36 with a loss of -0.39% percent or -42.63 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,584.67 up with 0.99% percent or +15.49 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 920.49 up with +0.97% percent or +8.82 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,947.13 up with +0.44% percent or +8.60 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,550.69 up with +0.18% percent or +2.79 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,963.88 up with +0.22% percent or +4.40 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,862.79 up with +0.18% or +3.31 point.
