Dow Futures Update : 16 June 2022

U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for June 16.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,110.0 with  a loss of –1.82% percent or -558.5 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,706.30 with a loss of -2.21% percent or -83.70 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,295.0 with a loss of -2.58% percent or -298.8 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 26,479.56 up with 0.58% percent or +153.40  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 21,014.30  with a loss of  –1.38% percent or -293.91 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,281.98 with a loss of –0.71% percent or –23.42 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,434.75  with a loss of  –0.20% percent or –106.64  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,273.41  up with +1.20% percent or +85.95point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,030.13 up with +1.35% percent or +80.29  point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,485.29 up with +1.36% percent or +180.90  point.

 

 

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

There was volatility in U.S. markets following the rate hike but stocks eventually closed higher as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke in his post-meeting news conference and said that “clearly, today’s 75 basis point increase is an unusually large one, and I do not expect moves of this size to be common.”

 

 

WEDNESDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 32,272.79  with a loss of –1.94% percent or –638.11 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,017.82 with a loss of –2.38%percent or –97.95    point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,754.23 with a loss of –2.75% percent or –332.04  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,731.14 up with +1.36% percent or  +23.31 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,143.40 with 0.88% percent or +9.92 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,310.04 up with +1.14% percent or +26.04  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,723.89 with 1.71% percent or  +28.95 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,190.04  up with 1.49% percent or +32.22  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,080.86 with 1.50% or +30.78 point.

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