U.S. stock-index futures rose on Friday after the release of U.S. employment data, which revealed that job growth slowed more than forecast in December, but the pace of hiring remains more than enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history humming along.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 23,850.57 | +110.70 | +0.47% |
| Hang Seng | 28,638.20 | +77.20 | +0.27% |
| Shanghai | 3,092.29 | -2.59 | -0.08% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,929.00 | +54.80 | +0.80% |
| FTSE | 7,587.11 | -11.01 | -0.14% |
| CAC | 6,038.32 | -4.23 | -0.07% |
| DAX | 13,508.70 | +13.64 | +0.10% |
| Crude oil | $59.31 | | -0.42% |
| Gold | $1,550.10 | | -0.28% |
(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)
| Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ | AMZN | 1,907.00 | 5.95(0.31%) | 32993 |
| Google Inc. | GOOG | 1,426.00 | 6.17(0.43%) | 7606 |
| 3M Co | MMM | 181.8 | 0.60(0.33%) | 3869 |
| ALCOA INC. | AA | 19.79 | -0.02(-0.10%) | 2899 |
| ALTRIA GROUP INC. | MO | 50.4 | -0.17(-0.34%) | 6770 |
| American Express Co | AXP | 128 | 0.19(0.15%) | 2532 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP | AIG | 52.31 | 0.03(0.06%) | 1206 |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 310.8 | 1.17(0.38%) | 684820 |
| AT&T Inc | T | 38.86 | 0.06(0.15%) | 28435 |
| Boeing Co | BA | 334.3 | -2.04(-0.61%) | 75405 |
| Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 147.65 | 0.34(0.23%) | 1197 |
| Chevron Corp | CVX | 117.65 | 0.14(0.12%) | 1466 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 47.38 | 0.06(0.13%) | 9500 |
| Citigroup Inc., NYSE | C | 80.01 | -0.07(-0.09%) | 26862 |
| E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co | DD | 61 | 0.05(0.08%) | 613 |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 69.85 | 0.09(0.13%) | 10977 |
| Facebook, Inc. | FB | 219.7 | 1.40(0.64%) | 125612 |
| FedEx Corporation, NYSE | FDX | 158.12 | 0.07(0.04%) | 1149 |
| Ford Motor Co. | F | 9.28 | 0.02(0.22%) | 32200 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE | FCX | 13.02 | 0.06(0.46%) | 758 |
| General Electric Co | GE | 11.87 | -0.04(-0.34%) | 128749 |
| General Motors Company, NYSE | GM | 35.16 | 0.08(0.23%) | 2379 |
| Goldman Sachs | GS | 243 | 0.40(0.16%) | 43077 |
| Home Depot Inc | HD | 226 | 0.81(0.36%) | 5654 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | HON | 179.16 | 0.09(0.05%) | 106 |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 59.47 | 0.17(0.29%) | 39114 |
| International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 137.1 | 0.36(0.26%) | 4110 |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 145.58 | 0.19(0.13%) | 1946 |
| JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 137.53 | 0.09(0.07%) | 98624 |
| McDonald's Corp | MCD | 208.73 | 0.38(0.18%) | 1856 |
| Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 89.68 | 0.30(0.34%) | 1446 |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 162.7 | 0.61(0.38%) | 131565 |
| Nike | NKE | 101.7 | 0.22(0.22%) | 2679 |
| Pfizer Inc | PFE | 39.01 | 0.12(0.31%) | 6779 |
| Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ | SBUX | 90.65 | 0.12(0.13%) | 9840 |
| Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ | TSLA | 485 | 3.66(0.76%) | 299075 |
| The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 55.35 | 0.01(0.02%) | 5270 |
| Twitter, Inc., NYSE | TWTR | 32.91 | -0.31(-0.93%) | 77877 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 58.94 | 0.09(0.15%) | 6987 |
| Visa | V | 193.3 | 0.05(0.03%) | 19163 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 117.01 | -0.35(-0.30%) | 14260 |
| Walt Disney Co | DIS | 145.3 | 0.47(0.32%) | 8269 |
| Yandex N.V., NASDAQ | YNDX | 44.7 | 0.16(0.36%) | 5425 |
Alphabet (GOOGL/GOOG) initiated with a Outperform at Bernstein
Amazon (AMZN) initiated with a Mkt Perform at Bernstein
Facebook (FB) initiated with a Outperform at Bernstein
Lyft (LYFT) initiated with a Mkt Perform at Bernstein
Snap (SNAP) initiated with a Outperform at Bernstein
Twitter (TWTR) initiated with a Underperform at Bernstein
Uber (UBER) initiated with a Outperform at Bernstein
Apple (AAPL) target raised to $275 from $221 at Credit Suisse; remain Neutral
Tesla (TSLA) target raised to $553 from $423 at Piper Sandler
Travelers (TRV) downgraded to Underperform from Mkt Perform at Keefe Bruyette; target lowered to $125
| Index | Change, points | Closed | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIKKEI 225 | 535.11 | 23739.87 | 2.31 |
| Hang Seng | 473.08 | 28561 | 1.68 |
| KOSPI | 35.14 | 2186.45 | 1.63 |
| ASX 200 | 56.6 | 6874.2 | 0.83 |
| FTSE 100 | 23.19 | 7598.12 | 0.31 |
| DAX | 174.88 | 13495.06 | 1.31 |
| CAC 40 | 11.55 | 6042.55 | 0.19 |
| Dow Jones | 211.81 | 28956.9 | 0.74 |
| S&P 500 | 21.65 | 3274.7 | 0.67 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 74.19 | 9203.43 | 0.81 |