U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for,Nov 30.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,693.50 with a loss of -0.60% percent or -180.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,621.62 with a loss of -0.41% percent or -14.88 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,255.50 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -2.00 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 26,433.62 with a loss of –percent or ?211.09 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,435.33 with a loss of –percent or ?459.35 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,395.72 with a loss of – percent or 12.58 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 44,149.72 with a loss of –percent or –110.02 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 closed at 6,367.58 up with +percent or +4.65 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,598.18 up with + percent or +31.39 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,335.68 up with +percent or +49.11 point.
Monday’s Factors and Events
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average implied an opening loss of about 150 points. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures traded lower.
Futures took a leg down after Reuters reported that the Trump administration is weighing blacklisting Chinese leading chipmaker SMIC as well as national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC. The move would limit their access to American investors and escalate tensions with China before President-elect Joe Biden takes over.
Friday Activity
For the day the Dow is trading at 29,910.37 up with +percent or +37.90 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,638.35 up with + percent or +8.70 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,205.85 up with + percent or +111.44 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,855.27 up with 0.56% percent or 10.25 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,059.67 with a loss of percent or – point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,205.92 up with + percent or +4.36 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,665.87 up with + percent or +3.59 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,166.60 up with +percent or +7.63 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,047.16 up with +or +6.93 point.