U.S. stock futures are higher in pre-market trading for Friday, November 28. The Dow Futures are trading at 23,599.50 for up with +0.16% percent or +37.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,603.75 for up with +0.08% percent or +2.00 point.The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 6,417.38 for up with +0.06% percent or +4.13 point.
In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 22,486.24 with a loss of –0.04% percent or –9.75 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 29,680.85 with a loss of –0.02% percent or –5.34 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,333.66 for up with +0.34 percent or +11.43 point. India’s BSE Sensex are trading at 33,618.59 for up with +0.31% percent or +105.85 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 are trading at 7,432.52 for up with +0.66% percent or +48.62 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 13,041.65 for up with +0.32% percent or +41.45 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,390.26 for up with +0.56% percent or +30.18 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 386.63 for up with +0.46% percent or +1.80 point.
Tuesday’s Factors and Events
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open Tuesday.
A slew of data releases are set to keep investors on their feet. First off, advance economic indicators are due out at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices and Federal Housing Finance Agency house price index data at 9 a.m. ET.
At 10 a.m. ET, consumer confidence and the Richmond Fed survey of manufacturing activity are due out, which will then be followed by the Dallas Fed’s Texas services sector outlook survey at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Monday’s Activity
U.S. market were lower on Monday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 23,580.78 for up with +0.10% percent or +22.79 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,601.42 with a loss of -0.04% percent or –1.00 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,878.52 with a loss of –0.15% percent or –10.64 point.
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,513.31 with a loss of -0.39% percent or -5.85 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 922.18 with a loss of –0.55% percent or –5.07 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,856.11 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -3.08 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,147.11 for up with +0.01% percent or +0.13 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,542.29 with a loss of –0.09% percent or –1.46 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,442.57 with a loss of –0.07% percent or –1.02 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 23,580.78 for up with +0.10% percent or +22.79 point.