US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,781.75  up with +0.10% percent or +2.75 point.  Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  November 12.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,974.00  with 0.00% percent or +1.00 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,056.00 up with  +0.41% percent or +28.75 point.

MONDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open Monday morning amid a surge in benchmark crude prices.

At around 4:50 a.m. ET, Dow futures were seen lower by 10 points, implying a negative open of 17.30 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Monday.

The session could see low trading volumes as the bond markets are closed as the U.S. marks Veterans Day. On the earnings front, Axa Equitable is set to report before the bell. Meanwhile, Eventbrite and Focus Financial will report after the bell.

FRIDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,989.30  with a loss of -0.77% percent or  -201.92 point.  The S&P 500 is trading at 2,781.01  with a loss of -0.92% percent or -25.82 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,406.90 with a loss of -1.65% percent or -123.98  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,549.49  with a loss of -1.82% percent or -28.72 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 972.65  with a loss of -1.71% percent or -16.88  point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,882.54 with a loss of -1.03% percent or -19.61 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,237.35   with a loss of  -0.94% percent or -11.73 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,637.23   with a loss of -1.01% percent or -16.64 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,535.66 with a loss of -0.94% percent or -14.61 point;

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,269.88  up with +0.088% percent or +19.63 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,593.44   with a loss of -0.033% percent or -8.48 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,630.52 up  with +1.22% percent or  +31.65 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,107.74 with a loss of -0.14% percent or -50.81 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,120.67 up with  +0.22% percent or +15.33 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,460.78 with a loss of – 0.59% percent or -68.38 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,108.36  up with +0.032%  percent or +1.62  point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 364.96 with a loss of -0.21% percent or -0.79 point.