U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for,april 09.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,457.00 up with +0.20% percent or +67.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,092.62 up with +0.09% percent or +3.62 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,729.40 with a loss of -0.13% percent or -18.37 point.

Kevin Seefried, who was photographed carrying a Confederate flag in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots in Washington, has been indicted by a grand jury on five counts related to obstruction, entering restricted property and disorderly conduct.

Seefried’s son, Hunter Seefried, was also indicted. The younger Seefried faces the same five counts as his father in addition to three charges related to destruction of government property and violence on Capitol grounds.

Thursday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,503.57  up with +0.17% percent or +57.31 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,097.17 up with 0.42% percent or +17.22 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,829.31 up with +1.03% percent or  +140.47 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at  2,242.60with a loss of –0.88% percent or -19.54 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,332.13 with 0.51% percent or  +6.82 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,657.89 up with +0.38% percent or +9.97point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,867.07 with  +0.50% percent or  +9.35 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,454.70 up with +0.52% percent or +12.82 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,309.15 up with +0.50% or +11.47 point.