Dow Futures Update : 02 Sept 2021

U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for Sept 02.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,361.50 up with +0.14% percent or +49.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,531.20 up with +0.16% percent or +7.10 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,639.70 with +0.18% percent or +28.10 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,513.70 up with +0.22% percent or +346.37 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,013.72 with a loss of –0.056% percent or ?14.57 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,588.63 up with +0.59% percent or +21.21 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 57,624.63 up with +0.50% percent or +288.79 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,149.84 up with +0.42% percent or +30.14 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,758.69 up with +1.18% percent or +78.51 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,824.29 with a loss of –0.068% percent or –0.068% point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

In Covid vaccine developments, Moderna and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced Wednesday they are working with Japanese authorities to recall several batches after stainless steel contaminants were discovered in some vials.

FRIDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 35,312.53 with a loss of –0.14% percent or –48.20 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,524.09 up with +0.031% percent or +1.41 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 15,309.38 up with +0.33% percent or +50.15 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at   2,287.06 up with  0.58% percent or +7.78 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,371.33 up with +0.34% percent or +4.60 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,760.22 up with +0.26% percent or +7.06 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,079.29 up with +0.0058% percent or +0.12 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,686.20 up with +0.13% percent or +3.36 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,539.69  up with +0.094% or +2.38point.