US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,284.38  up with +0.26% percent or +8.38 point. Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for  Jan 10.The Dow Futures is trading at 28,991.00 up with +0.21% percent or +62.00 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,047.62 up with +0.43% percent or +38.62 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The US House voted to reign in Donald Trump’s military action against Iran, with the resolution passing along party lines at 224-194. This means Trump can no longer use US armed forces against Iran without consent from Congress.

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,956.90 up with +0.74% percent or +211.81  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,274.70 up with +0.67% percent or ++21.65 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,203.43 up with +0.81% percent or +74.18 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,664.99 up with +0.08%  percent or +1.40 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,015.79  with a loss of  –0.071% percent or −0.72 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,058.05 with 0.25% percent or +5.12   point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,466.47 up with 0.75% percent or +10.98 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,916.71 up with +0.61% percent or +11.69 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,809.16 up with +0.65% or +11.69 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,850.57 up with +0.47% percent or +110.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,626.64 up with +0.23% percent or +65.64 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,092.29 with a loss of –0.084% percent or –2.59 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,756.69 up with +0.73% percent or +304.34 point at 12:15 PM.Germany’s DAX is trading at 13,542.38  up with +0.35% percent or +47.32 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 6,048.17  up with +0.093% percent or +5.62 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 420.64  up with +420.64 percent or +1.00   point.