How are stock-index futures trading:
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 125 points, or 0.29%, to 42,672
S&P 500 futures fell 22 points, or 0.37%, to 5,912
Nasdaq 100 futures fell 145.5 points, or 0.68%, to 21,234
On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15 points, or 0.04%, to 42,342, the S&P 500 declined 5 points, or 0.09%, to 5,867, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 20 points, or 0.1%, to 19,373.
Stock futures fell on Friday morning as investors readied for publication of the core PCE price index for November, which the Federal Reserve watches closely in making monetary policy decisions.
Investors were also braced for Friday’s ‘triple witching’ that is set to see more than $6 trillion worth of options tied to stocks, indexes and exchange traded funds (ETFs) expire, in what is expected to be the largest such event ever.
The S&P 500 saw more of its constituents decline than rise for the 14th consecutive trading session in a row on Thursday, marking the longest such streak since 1978, which also saw a 14-day streak.
Aside from the Core PCE Price index report, investors will be watching out for the University of Michigan’s final consumer sentiment report for December and interviews with the presidents of New York and San Francisco’s Federal Reserves.