U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for,Oct 14.The Dow Futures is trading at 28,664.00 up with +0.28% percent or +79.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,513.38 up with +0.24% percent or +8.58 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,117.40 up with +0.19% percent or +23.38 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,626.73 up with + percent or +24.95 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,645.96 with a loss of –percent or   ?3.72 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,342.96  with a loss of – percent or –16.79 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,383.80 with a loss of – percent or 241.71 point at 12:15 PM. the FTSE 100 closed at 5,969.71 with a loss of – percent or  –31.67 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,947.61 with a loss of – percent or -31.68 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,018.99 with a loss of –percent or  –119.42 point.

Wednesday’s Factors and Events

Walmart is planning to take steps to discourage crowds and nudge some bargain hunters online, too. The company said it will split up Black Friday into three different holiday sales events, staggered throughout the month of November. Each will begin on its website and hit stores a few days later.

Tuesday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,679.81 with a loss of –percent or  ?157.71 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,511.93 with  a loss of – percent or  ?22.29 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,863.90 with a loss of – percent or –12.36 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,636.85 up with -0.74% percent or -12.21 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 922.27 with a loss of – percent or ?10.51 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,993.07 with a loss of – percent or 16.00 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,628.50 with a loss of – percent or  -9.05 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,066.54 with a loss of – percent or ?11.14 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,962.40 with a loss of –or –10.33 point