Dow Futures Update : 20 April 2022

U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for April 20.The Dow Futures is trading at 34,849.80 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -61.40 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,441.40 with -0.47% percent or -20.80 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 14,083.10 with a loss of –0.89% percent or -127.20 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,225.21 with 0.89% percent or +240.12   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 21,031.31 with 0.017% ercent or +3.55  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,161.87 with a loss of –1.01% percent or –32.16  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 56,857.05 up with +0.63% percent or +354.67  point at 12:15 PM.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,601.28 with a loss of –0.20% percent or –15.10  point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,534.79 with a loss of –0.83% percent or -54.56 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 14,153.46 with a loss of –0.073% percent or -10.39 point.

 

 

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Wednesday as China defied expectations by keeping its benchmark lending rate unchanged.

Mainland Chinese stocks led losses among the region’s major markets. The Shanghai composite closed 1.35% lower at 3,151.05 while the Shenzhen component declined 2.072% to 11,392.23.

 

 

TUESDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,411.69 with a loss of –0.11% percent or –39.54 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,391.69 with a loss of –0.020% percent or –0.90  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,332.36 with a loss of –0.14% percent or –18.72 point.

 

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 2,030.77 up with +2.04% percent or  +40.63 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,303.80 up with 1.90% percent or +24.25  point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,682.45 up with +2.25% percent or +59.05 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,036.89 up with +1.57% percent or  +31.49 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,590.99  with +1.74% percent or +44.33  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,463.15 up with 1.72% or +41.69  point.