U.S. stock futures rose on Friday following Thursday’s positive close. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher.
On Thursday, chip stocks were standout performers after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) posted a record quarter. Financials also rallied, as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) rose over 4% on strong fourth-quarter profits and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) jumped nearly 6% on upbeat results.
Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.17%, and the two-year bond was at 3.56%. The CME Group's FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 95% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in January.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were higher in premarket on Friday. The SPY was up 0.30% at $694.33, while the QQQ advanced 0.51% to $624.93.
Be the first to comment