Dow Futures Update : 24 May 2022

U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for April 24.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,636.0 with a loss of -0.77% percent or -244.2 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,928.00 with a loss of –1.15% percent or -45.80 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,825.7 with a loss of -1.73% percent or -208.6 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 26,748.14 with –0.94% percent or –253.38  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 20,082.18 with a loss of –1.89% percent or -387.88  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,070.93 with a loss of –2.41% percent or -75.93  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 54,180.57 with a loss of –0.20% percent or –108.04  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,443.93 with a loss of –0.93% percent or -69.51   point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,283.09 with a loss of –1.19% percent or -75.65 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 14,011.88 with a loss of –1.15% percent or -163.52 point.

 

 

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Global investors continue to track the war in Ukraine and its geopolitical implications, which have fed into soaring energy and food prices worldwide. The World Food Programme has said failure to reopen Ukrainian ports would be a declaration of war on global food security.

 

 

THURSDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,880.24 up with +1.98% percent or +618.34  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,973.75  up with 1.86% percent or +72.39 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,535.27  with 1.59% percent or +180.66  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,792.76 up with  +1.10% percent or  +19.50 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,184.50 up with +1.07% percent or +12.51  point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,409.82 up with +1.05% percent or +25.01  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,800.34 up with 2.05% percent or  +36.23  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,295.47  up with +1.73% percent or +39.07  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,182.71 up with +1.77% or +38.00 point.