Dow futures tick lower after first positive week in four

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Dow futures tick lower after first positive week in four
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By Oliver Gray 

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were trading slightly lower during Sunday's evening deals, after major benchmark averages finished the week in positive territory as growth stocks out-performed while long term bond yields spiked to 4-month highs.

By 18:20 ET (23:20 GMT) Dow Jones futures , S&P 500 futures , and Nasdaq 100 futures were each 0.1% lower.

In the week ahead, investors will be looking towards factory orders , two speeches from Fed Chair Powell , ADP employment change , trade balance , JOLTs job openings , average hourly earnings , nonfarm payrolls , unemployment rate , and a speech from the Fed's Barr .

During Friday's trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 387.4 points or 1.2% to 33,391, the S&P 500 lifted 64.3 points or 1.6% to 4,045.7, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 226 points or 2% to 11,689.

On the bond markets, United States 10-Year rates were at 3.956%.

 

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