The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,919.38 with +0.25% percent or +9.88 point.Other U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Feb 19.The Dow Futures is trading at 31,484.00 up with +0.17% percent or +53.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,680.20 up with +0.35% percent or +47.25 point.

FRIDAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

THURSDAY’S ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,522.75 up with +percent or   +64.35 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,932.59 with a loss of – percent or  ?2.24 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,047.50 up with + percent or  +47.97 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed  at 2,218.39 with a loss of –1.67% percent or -37.72 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 19.70 with a loss of –1.53% percent or  -19.70 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,496.65 with a loss of -1.15% percent or −28.96 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,793.98 with a loss of -0.51% percent or  −9.16 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,366.09  with a loss of –0.57%percent or −13.47 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,221.43 with a loss of –0.48%or −10.79 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 30,017.92 with a loss of –percent or –218.17 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,504.35 with a loss of – percent or –90.92 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,695.52 with + percent or +20.16 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,206.29 with a loss of – percent or –118.40 point at 12:15 PM.For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,617.15 with a loss of –percent or  –93.75 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,728.33 with a loss of –percent or  –37.51 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,886.93 with a loss of – percent or –22.34 point..