U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for,July 05.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,673.50 with a loss of -0.01% percent or -3.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,339.88 with a loss of -0.07% percent or -2.87 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,696.00 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -17.75 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,593.05 with a loss of – percent or –190.23 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,107.49 with a loss of – percent or –202.93 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,516.54 with a loss of –percent or –2.22 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,828.92 up with + percent or point at 12:15 PM. For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,123.27 with a loss of –percent or 1.89 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,552.86 with a loss of – percent or ?0.96 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,650.09 up with + percent or +46.28 point.

Mornings have always been my favorite time of day, and here in Mazatlán, Mexico, where I moved to from California to retire in 2006, that’s still the case.

When the nesting swallows outside my bedroom windows start chirring at 6 a.m., I’m up — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I make coffee the night before so it’s ready to pour into a glass with ice first thing in the morning.

Tuesday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,786.35 with +percent or +152.82 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,352.34 up with + percent or +32.40 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,639.32 up with + percent or +116.95 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,305.76 with a loss of -1.01% percent or -23.60 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,369.68 with a loss of -1.02% percent or  -14.09 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,709.57  with a loss of – percent or ?7.47 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,993.12 up with + percent or  +18.43 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,597.75 with percent or +14.55 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,448.87 up with + or +16.50 point.