U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for,Nov 23.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,425.00 with +0.73% percent or +213.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,575.12 up with +0.59% percent or +20.87 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,950.50 up with +0.38% percent or +44.75 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 25,527.37 with a loss of –percent or –106.97 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,432.24 with a loss of –percent or ?19.30 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,410.49 with + percent or +32.76point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 43,937.30  up with  +percent or  +55.05 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 closed at 6,351.45 up with + percent or +17.10 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,495.89 up with + percent or +21.23 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,137.25 up with +percent or   +51.09 point.

Monday’s Factors and Events

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were higher in early morning trade on Monday, even as Covid-19 cases rise in the U.S. and abroad.

Futures contracts tied to the Dow advanced 209 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also traded in positive territory.

Thursday Activity

For the day The Dow is trading at 29,263.48 with a loss of –percent or  ?219.75 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,557.54 with a loss of – percent or  ?24.33 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,854.97 with a loss of – percent or –49.74 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,785.34 with +0.07% percent or +1.21 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,020.23 with a loss of -0.16% percent or -1.60 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,147.61 with a loss of – percent or –1.54 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,628.35 with a loss of – percent or ?12.16 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,110.9 with  a loss of –percent or  ?11.46 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,996.16  with a loss of –or ?11.64 point