Good morning! Here’s what you … might need to know to start the day. To understand the gyrations in the RegMed universe’s market! It might provide food for thought … and portfolio awareness.
Stock futures rose on Friday, 12//16/11 as investors appeared to brush aside ratings downgrades for several major banks and awaited consumer-price data.
Futures on the Dow gained 48 points to 11,870, those on the S&P’s 500 stock index climbed 7.20 points to 1,218.9 and NASDAQ 100 futures rose 12.25 points to 2,235.5.
EU stock markets made cautious gains, but were still set to finish the week with losses while most Asian markets advanced as strong economic data aided relief-buying