U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for,August 18.The Dow Futures is trading at 27,849.00 up with +0.27% percent or +74.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,386.38 up with +0.20% percent or +6.63 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,324.00 with +0.33% percent or +37.25 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,051.08 with a loss of –0.20% percent or –45.67 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,308.80 with a loss of –0.15% percent or –38.54 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,451.09 up with +0.36% percent or +12.29 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,266.09 up with +0.57% percent or +0.57% point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 13,040.50 up with 0.93% percent or +119.84 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,000.21 up with +0.57% percent or +28.27 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 371.16 up with +0.51% percent or +1.90 point.
Tuesday’s Factors and Events
Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed on Monday as tensions between the U.S. and China continue to weigh on investor sentiment.
Mainland Chinese stocks were higher on the day. The Shanghai composite jumped 2.34% to about 3,438.80 while the Shenzhen component added 1.877% to approximately 13,742.23.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 0.65% to close at 25,347.34. Shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi surged 5.61% after Friday’s announcement of the stock’s inclusion into the Hang Seng Index with effect from Sept. 7.
Monday Activity
For the day the Dow is trading at 27,844.91 with a loss of -0.31% percent or ?86.11 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,381.99 up with +0.27% percent or +9.14 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,129.73 up with +1.00% percent or +110.42 point
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,585.47 up with +0.48% percent or +7.59 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 919.09 up with +0.13% percent or +1.19 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,953.56 up with +0.21% percent or +4.00 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,561.28 up with +0.26% percent or +3.99 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,979.63 up with +0.42% percent or +8.28 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,878.59 up with +0.42% or +7.79 point.