The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,843.88 up with+0.25% percent or +9.63 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for Jan 25.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,901.50  with a loss of -0.02% percent or -7.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,485.00 up with +0.92% percent or +123.50 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,996.98 with a loss of –percent or  ?179.03 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,841.47 with a loss of – percent or –11.60 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,543.06 up with + percent or +12.15 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,168.76 with +1.28% percent or +27.34  point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,231.70  with +1.27% percent or +15.47 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,462.53 up with +0.38% percent or +9.29 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,764.21 with a loss of -0.15% percent or  −2.65 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,317.26 with a loss of –0.15%percent or –−3.52  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,175.88 with a loss of –0.26%or −5.57 point

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,822.29 up  with +percent or +190.84 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,014.50 up with +percent or +566.65 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,612.69 up with + percent or +5.95 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 48,732.37 with a loss of –percent or –146.17 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,695.07 with a loss of –percent or ?20.35 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,559.57 with a loss of –percent or  -31.22 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,873.97 with a loss of –percent or –32.70 point.