The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,748.75 with a loss of 0.00% percent or -0.13 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Jan 01.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,482.00 up with +0.59% percent or +180.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,883.00 with a loss of -0.02% percent or -2.00 point.

Friday’s FACTORS AND EVENTS

Thursday’s ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,606.48 up with +percent or +196.92 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,756.07 with + percent or +24.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,888.28 up with + percent or  +18.28 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,974.86 with a loss of 0.26% percent or -5.14 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,118.93 up with + percent or  +0.92 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,306.62 up with + percent or +3.74 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,720.50 up with + percent or  +9.15 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,248.44 up with  +percent or +10.68 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,120.87 up with +or +11.15 point.

 

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 27,444.17 with a loss of –percent or –123.98 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,231.13 up with +percent or +84.02 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,473.07 up with + percent or +58.62 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 47,939.65 up with +percent or  +188.32 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,460.52 with a loss of –percent or –95.30 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,551.41 with a loss of – percent or –48.00 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,718.78 with a loss of –percent or –42.60 point.