[Market Watch] U.S. stock-index futures pointed to further gains on Wednesday after the stock market closed at its highest level since early March.
HOW ARE BENCHMARKS PERFORMING?
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average YMM20, 0.55% YM00, 0.56% were up 109 points, or 0.4%, at 25,810, those for the S&P 500 index ESM20, 0.41% ES00, 0.41% were trading 9.10 points, or 0.3%, higher at 3,086.25, while Nasdaq-100 futures NQM20, 0.38% NQ00, 0.38% gained 22.25 points to reach 9,670, a rise of 0.2%.
On Tuesday, the Dow DJIA, +1.05% rose 267.63 points, or 1.1%, to end at 25,742.65, marking its highest close since March 6, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.82% rose 25.09 points, or 0.8%, closing at 3,080.82, its loftiest finish since March 4, and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.59% advanced 56.33 points, or 0.6%, to finish at 9,608.37, representing its best closing level since Feb. 20. |