Dow Futures Update : 20 Feb 2022

U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for Feb  20.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,325.5 with  -0.26% percent or -32.7 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,754.3 with -0.21% percent or -72.4 point..The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,068.20 with -0.27% percent or -10.90 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,471.56 with a loss of -0.48% percent or -131.21 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 20,828.43 with 1.35% ercent or -285.33 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,281.76 with 0.35% percent or -11.52  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 61,048.52 with 0.027% percent or +16.26 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 8,004.36 with 0.10% percent or -8.17 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 7,213.81 with a loss of -0.25% percent or ?18.44 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,482.00 with 0.33% percent or -51.64 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Data from the U.S. this week — including a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report, strong January retail sales and a surprise dip in weekly jobless claims — have investors reconsidering how much further the Federal Reserve will be willing to hike.

FRIDAY ACTIVITY

For the day The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,787.27  with 0.58% percent or -68.56 point.the Dow is trading at 33,826.69 with 0.39% percent or +129.84 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,079.09 with a loss of –0.28% percent or -11.32 point. 

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,946.36 with 0.21% percent or 4.14 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,282.52 with 0.13% percent or +1.71 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,666.12 up with 0.15% percent or ?4.09  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,826.06 with 0.30% percent or ?5.45 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,946.36 up with 0.21% percent or +4.14 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,247.99 with 0.34% or ?7.64  point.