The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,716.62 up with +0.10% percent or +3.87 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Dec 17.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,213.00 up with +0.04% percent or +11.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,752.80 up with +0.01% percent or +1.75 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

THIRSDAY’S ACTIVITY

  For the day the Dow is trading at 30,303.37 with percent or +148.83 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,722.48 up with + percent or +21.31 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,764.74 up with percent or   +106.56 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,978.05 up with 1.30% percent or 25.32 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,116.74 up with + percent or +11.21 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,297.91 up with + percent or +19.02 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,703.80 up with + percent or  +7.54 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,232.17 up with +percent or +17.00 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,104.23 with +or +15.27 point