The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,902.38 with a loss of -0.25% percent or -9.62 point.Other U.S. stock futures lower in pre-market trading for Feb 12.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,289.00 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -70.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,706.60 up with -0.16% percent or -22.38 point..

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,430.70 with a loss of –percent or  ?7.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,916.38 up with + percent or  +6.50 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,025.77 up with + percent or  +53.24 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,285.32 up with 0.13% percent or +2.88 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,295.81  up with + percent or  +4.88 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,535.25 up with percent or +16.01 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,796.46 up with + percent or  +1.72 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,375.95  up with +percent or +5.28 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,226.41 up with +or +5.11 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,479.54 with a loss of –percent or  –83.39 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,173.57 up with + percent or +134.85 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,655.09 with + percent or +51.60 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,704.23 up with +percent or +172.71 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,528.72 up with +percent or +4.36 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,669.82 with a loss of –percent or  -0.98 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 14,040.91 up with + percent or +107.94 point.