Stock Indexes Embrace Hot Economy
March NASDAQ 100 futures [NDH0>NDH0] and S&P futures [SPH0>SPH0] capped impressive losses earlier this week with an impressive finish Friday. Five arrows pointing up from the HREF=”/query/indicators/groups/market_bias.cfm”>Market Bias Indicators page suggested stock indexes could trade higher. March Dow futures [DJH0>DJH0] closed 360 higher at 11,660, S&P futures [SPH0>SPH0] rose 56.50 to 1460.50 and Nasdaq 100 futures [NDH0>NDH0] rose 245 to 3557.50.
Dollar index futures [DXH0>DXH0] continue to follow equities with the March contract rising .16 to 100.50. British pounds [BPH0>BPH0] tanked, falling .0090 to 1.6386.
The energies brushed off bullish signs—