The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,691.12 up with +0.26%percent or +9.62 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Dec 24.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,115.00 up with +0.27% percent or +81.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,669.20 up with +0.14% percent or +18.00 point.

THURSDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

WEDNESDAY’S ACTIVITY

the Dow is trading at 30,129.831 up with +percent or +114.32 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,690.01 with + percent or +2.75 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,771.11 with a loss of – percent or  -36.80 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,007.10 up with +0.87% percent or +17.22 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,121.74 up with + percent or +12.29 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,311.89 up with + percent or +19.70 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,689.30 up with + percent or  +0.20 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,222.65 up with +percent or +2.28 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,092.47 up with +or +1.02 point.