Dow Futures Update : 02 August 2021

U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for Aug 02.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,099.30 up with +0.47% percent or +163.80 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,421.30 up with +0.59% percent or +26.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,043.80 with +0.56% percent or +83.90 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,781.48 up with +1.82% percent or +497.89point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,180.06 up with +0.84% percent or +219.03 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,462.57 up with +1.94% percent or +65.78 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,933.30 up with +0.67% percent or +353.57 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,032.30 with a loss of –0.65% percent or -46.12 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,612.76 with a loss of –0.32% percent or ?21.01 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,544.39 with a loss of –0.61% percent or –96.08 point.

Monday’s Factors and Events

European stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors digested a fresh round of major corporate earnings and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s reiteration of its dovish policy stance.

Friday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,935.47 with a loss of –0.42% percent or –149.06 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,395.26 with a loss of –0.54% percent or –23.89 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,672.68  with a loss of –0.71% percent or –105.59 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at  2,226.25 with a loss of -0.62% percent or -13.78 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,341.28 with a loss of -0.25% percent or -3.36 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,703.67  with a loss of –0.10% percent or ?2.76 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,011.75 with a loss of –0.80% percent or ?16.20 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,611.83  with a loss of –0.57% percent or –14.99 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,469.17 with  loss of –0.57% or ?14.09 point.