Dow Futures Update : 22 March 2022

U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for March 22.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,680.90 with +0.37% percent or +127.90 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,472.00 with +0.24% percent or +10.80 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,400.70 up with +0.17% percent or +24.60 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,224.11 up with +1.48% percent or +396.68 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 21,634.68  with +1.95% ercent or +413.34 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,255.96 with 0.070% percent or +2.28 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 56,982.82 with a loss of –0.54% percent or –305.32  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,442.39 up with +0.51% percent or +37.66 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,582.33 with a loss of –0.57% percent or –37.91 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 14,326.97 with a loss of –0.60% percent or -86.12   point.

 

 

TUESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S stock index futures were flat in overnight trading after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is open to higher rate hikes to combat rising inflation.

 

 

MONDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,544.34 up with +1.82% percent or +599.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,262.45 up with +2.14% percent or +89.34 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,948.62 up with +2.92% percent or +367.40 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 2,065.94 with a loss of -0.97% percent or  -20.21 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,329.77 with a loss of -0.67% percent or ?8.95  point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,696.45 with a loss of –0.35% percent or ?9.36  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,048.02 with a loss of –0.014% percent or  ?0.28  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,593.90 with 0.17% percent or ?4.29  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,463.36 with a loss of –0.11% or ?2.78  point.