Dow Futures Update : 16 Dec 2021
U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for Dec 16.The Dow Futures is trading at 36,052.30 with +0.35% percent or +124.90 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,730.90 up with +0.45% percent or +21.10 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 16,389.20 with +0.61% percent or +99.60 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,990.94 up with 1.87% percent or +531.22 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,332.44 with a loss of –0.38% ercent or –88.32 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,665.54 up with +0.49% percent or +17.91 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 58,034.82 up with +0.43% percent or +246.79 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,170.75 with a loss of –0.66% percent or –47.89 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,927.63 up with +0.47% percent or +32.32 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,476.35 up with +0.15% percent or +22.79 point.
THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
U.K. employment data remained strong in November, with 257,000 staff added to payrolls, indicating that the end of the government’s furlough scheme has gone smoothly.
WEDNESDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the Dow is trading at 35,927.43 up with +1.08% percent or +383.25 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,709.85 up with +1.63% percent or +75.76 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 15,565.58 up with +2.15% percent or +327.94 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,195.21 up with +1.65% percent or +35.56 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,363.13 up with +1.27% percent or +17.06 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,766.65 up with 1.05% percent or +28.73 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,181.48 up with +1.79% percent or +38.42 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,751.19 up with +1.61% percent or +43.66 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,612.41 up with +1.61% or +41.40 point.