The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at 103.22 up with 0.01% percent or  0.01  point.The Dow Futures is trading at 33,722.1 with +0.07% percent or +22.2 point.The S&P 500 Futures is  trading at 4,079.90 with -0.04% percent or -1.60 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 12,353.0 with  -0.23% percent or -28.2 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.K. preliminary fourth-quarter GDP figures on Friday morning showed that the economy flatlined in the fourth quarter to narrowly avoid recession, in line with consensus forecasts. The Bank of England last week projected that the country would enter a shallow but lengthy recession in the first quarter of 2023

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,699.88 with a loss of –0.73% percent or ??249.13 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,081.50 with 0.88% percent or ?36.36 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,789.58  with 1.02% percent or ?120.94 point.

WORLD MARKETS

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed a 1,915.34 up with –1.40% percent or –-27.26 point. the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,915.34 up with -1.40% percent or −-27.26 point. the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,632.64 up with 1.23% percent or −32.78 point. the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,830.92 with 0.90% percent or −16.69   point.the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,368.29 up with 0.96% percent or −23.04  point. the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,246.86 with 0.93% or −21.20  point.