Dow Futures Update : 21 Sept 2022

U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for Sept 21.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,769.9 with +0.21% percent or +63.7 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 3,862.80 up with +0.18% percent or +6.90 point..The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 11,853.1 up with +0.01% percent or +1.6 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,354.51 with a loss of –1.21% percent or -333.91  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 18,480.45 with a loss of – 1.60% ercent or  –300.97 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,105.50 with a loss of –0.54% percent or -16.91 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 59,759.82  up with +0.067% percent or +40.08  point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,192.66 with a loss of –0.61% percent or ?44.02 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,979.47  with a loss of –1.35% percent or ?82.12   point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,670.83 with a loss of -1.03% percent or -132.41   point.

WEDNESDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting, which begins Tuesday, is at the forefront of global investors’ minds. Markets expect a 75-basis-point rate hike as the central bank strives to get soaring prices under control.

TUESDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,706.23  with a loss of –1.01% percent or -313.45  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,855.93 with a loss of –1.13% percent or ?43.96 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,425.05 with a loss of –0.95% percent or -109.97  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,787.50 with a loss of -1.40% percent or  -25.34 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,142.29 with a loss of -1.24% percent or ?14.35 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,369.65 up with 1.65% percent or -1.65%  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,752.29 with a loss of -0.93% percent or  ?16.53  point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,234.47 up with a loss of –1.20% percent or ?27.25 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at2,121.42 up with 1.19% or ?25.60 point.