US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,733.25 with a loss of  -0.40% percent or -11.00 point.  Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  November 30.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,293.00  with a loss of -0.39% percent or -98.00 point.  The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 6,886.75  with  a loss of -0.38% percent or -26.50 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. stock futures showed a mixed picture on the final trading day of November, as investors turned their focus to an upcoming gathering of world leaders in Argentina.

Dow Jones industrial average futures traded 52 points lower at about 4:17 a.m. ET, but indicated a slightly lower open of just 3 points, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite futures were barely below the flatline.

Futures took cue from international markets on Friday. Equities in Europe and Asia were both seen mixed as attention centered around the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires.

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day For the day the Dow is trading at 25,338.84  with a loss of -0.11% percent or  -27.59 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,737.76  with a loss of -0.22% percent or -6.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,273.08  with a loss of -0.25% percent or -18.51 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,525.39   with a loss of  -0.33% percent or -5.00 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 956.63  with a loss of -0.47% percent or -4.48 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,866.74  with  a loss of -0.12% percent or -2.22 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,213.70 with a loss of -0.20% percent or -2.39 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,613.15  with a loss of -0.21% percent or -3.44 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,513.18   with a loss of -0.20% percent or -3.09 point;

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere,Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,351.06 up with +0.40% percent or+88.46 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,534.41  up with +0.32% percent or +83.38 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,588.19 up with +0.81% percent or  +20.74 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,163.31 with  a loss of -0.020% percent or -7.10 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 6,991.66  with  a loss of -0.67% percent or -47.29 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,228.09  with a loss of – 0.62% percent or -70.14 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 4,981.67 with a loss of -0.49% percent or -24.57  point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 356.16  with a loss of -0.55% percent or -1.98 point.