Dow Futures Update : 24 Feb 2022

U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for Feb  23.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,152.1 with  +0.71% percent or +85.8 point..The Dow Futures is trading at 33,129.2 with +0.25% percent or +84.1 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,007.40 with +0.41% percent or +16.40 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,104.32 with 1.34% percent or ?368.78 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 20,360.92 with 0.31% ercent or ?62.92 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,277.75 with 0.41% percent or ?13.40 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 59,839.24 up with 0.16% percent or +94.26 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,930.63 with 0.59% percent or ?47.12  point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 7,299.26 with a loss of -0.13% percent or ?9.39 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,399.89 with 0.015% percent or +2.27 point.

FRIDAY’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.

THURSDAY ACTIVITY

For the day The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,960.15  with 0.57% percent or +68.36 point. the Dow is trading at 34,089.27 with 0.46% percent or ?156.66 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,136.13 with 0.028% percent or ?1.16 point. 

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,894.67 with 0.34% percent or +6.46 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,248.66 with 0.35% percent or +4.35 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,604.61 up with 0.13% percent or +3.27  point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,786.46 with 0.12% percent or ?2.18 point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,894.67 up with 0.34% percent or +6.46 point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,199.83 with 0.088% or ?1.93  point.