U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for,Feb 16.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,537.00 up with +0.45% percent or +140.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,946.38 up with +0.39% percent or +15.38 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,840.20 up with +0.26% percent or +35.50 point.
Tuesday’s Factors and Events
Treasury Secretary [Janet] Yellen’s forceful arguments for additional stimulus followed by Fed Chair [Jerome] Powell describing maximum employment as ‘our national goal’ helped lift bond yields, inflation expectations, and oil prices last week,” he added.
The Dow has gained 4.9% in February, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have rallied 5.9% and 7.8%, respectively. The S&P 500 has raked in ten record closes in 2021.
Monday Activity
For the day the Dow is trading at 31,430.70 with a loss of –percent or ?7.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,916.38 up with + percent or +6.50 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,025.77 up with + percent or +53.24 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,289.36 up with +0.18% percent or +4.04 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,297.90 up with +0.16% percent or +2.09 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,544.55 up with +0.37% percent or +9.30 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,803.12 up with +0.37% percent or +6.66 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,387.37 up with +0.48%percent or +11.42 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,237.63 up with +0.50%or +11.22 point.