Dow Futures Update : 21 Feb 2022

U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for Feb  21.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,713.6 with  +0.20% percent or +25.7 point..The Dow Futures is trading at 34,005.7 with -0.04% percent or -14.9 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,151.40 with +0.09% percent or +3.80 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,471.56 with 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 7,953.85 with 0.079% percent or +6.25 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 7,213.81 with 0.072% percent or +5.22 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,380.56 with 0.11% percent or ?16.78 point.

TUESDAY’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.

MONDAY ACTIVITY

For the day The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,070.59  with 0.92% percent or +110.45 point. the Dow is trading at 34,128.05 with 0.11% percent or +38.78 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,147.60 with 0.28% percent or +11.47 point. 

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,960.97 with 1.09% percent or 21.06 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,289.44 with 0.98% percent or +12.53 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,688.53 up with 0.66% percent or +17.51 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,859.74 with 0.20% percent or +3.79 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,411.47 up with 0.46% percent or +11.10 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,287.01 with 0.42% or +9.61  point.