US PRE MARKET

The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,355.38 with a loss of -0.41% percent or -13.87 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for  Feb 21.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,057.00 with a loss of -0.39% percent or -114.00 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 9,575.88 with a loss of -0.50% percent or -48.37 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,219.98 with a loss of –0.44% percent or –128.05   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,373.23  with a loss of –0.47% percent or –12.92 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,750.96 with a loss of –0.67% percent or –66.21 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,696.07 up with +0.21% percent or +3.50 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,020.96 up with +0.46% percent or +4.65 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,106.12 up with +0.36% percent or +7.55 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,511.27 with a loss of –0.50% percent or –7.67 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,978.55 with a loss of –0.29% percent or  −5.71 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,869.21 with a loss of –0.32% or –6.02 point