U.S. stock higher in pre-market trading for,Dec 11.The Dow Futures is trading at 29,847.00 with a loss of -0.54% percent or -163.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,641.62 with a loss of -0.73% percent or -26.88 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,311.40 with a loss of -0.73% percent or -90.62 point.

Friday’s Factors and Events

Centenarians eat an impressive variety of garden vegetables and leafy greens (especially spinach, kale, beet and turnip tops, chard and collards) when they are in season.

During the off-season, they pickle or dry the surplus. Beans, greens, sweet potatoes, whole grains, fruits, nuts and seeds dominate Blue Zone meals all year long.

Thursday Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,999.26 with a loss of –percent or –69.55 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,668.10 with a loss of – percent or –4.72 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,405.81  up with + percent or  +66.86 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,922.70 with +1.08% percent or +20.56 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,095.22 up with +0.49% percent or +5.38 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,246.20 up with + percent or +5.71 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,679.25 with a loss of – percent or  ?1.83 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,193.51 up with +percent or +2.99 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,069.33 up with +or +1.51 point.

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