The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,779.62 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -11.63 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Jan 15.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,076.00 up with +0.38% percent or +117.00 point. The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,886.60 with a loss of -0.11% percent or -14.38 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

THURSDAY’s ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,991.52 with a loss of –percent or  -68.95 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,795.54  with a loss of – percent or –14.30 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,112.64  with a loss of – percent or -16.31 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,155.35 up with +2.05% percent or +43.38 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,232.70 up with + percent or  +27.54 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,448.38 up with + percent or +22.30 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,729.74 with a loss of – percent or  −9.93 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,292.02 with a loss of  percent or −3.13 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,151.42 with a loss of –or −6.38 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,562.13 with a loss of percent or ?136.13 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,381.66 with a loss of –percent or ?115.20 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 28,379.48 with a loss of – percent or –99.54 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 49,101.39 with a loss of –percent or  ?482.77 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,801.96 up with +percent or  +56.44 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,681.14 up with + percent or  +18.47 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,988.70 with +percent or +48.99 poin.