Nasdaq Futures Update : 16 August 2021

U.S. stock lower in pre-market trading for Aug 16.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 15,096.80 with a loss of -0.26% percent or -39.90 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 35,379.60 with a loss of -0.38% percent or -135.80 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 4,453.90 with a loss of -0.32% percent or -14.10 point.

 

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,480.90 with a loss of –1.77% percent or 495.13 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,103.28 with a loss of –1.09% percent or –288.34point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,520.02 up with +0.11% percent or +3.72 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 55,623.93 up with +0.34% percent or +186.64 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,218.71 up with +0.35% percent or +25.48 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,896.04 up with +0.20% percent or +13.57 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,977.44 up with +0.25% percent or +39.93 point.

 

MONDAY’S Factors and Events

sales in China rose 8.5% in July as compared with a year ago, far lower than the 11.5% rise forecast by analysts in a Reuters poll.

 

FRIDAY Activity

For the day The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,822.90 up with +0.045% percent or  +6.64 point.the Dow is trading at 35,515.38 up with +0.044% percent or +15.53 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,468.00 up  with +0.16% percent or +7.17 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,223.11 with a loss of -0.93% percent or -20.96 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,349.91  with a loss of -0.70% percent or -9.49 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,731.46  with a loss of –0.22% percent or ?6.02 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 2,049.53 up with +0.20% percent or +4.12 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,648.30 up with +0.047% percent or +1.26 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,506.26 up with +0.11% or +2.87 point.