Major U.S. stock indexes closed in the green on Wednesday on hopes that the funding stoppage would be brief and limit any serious effects on the economy.
Stock futures are little changed Wednesday night after the S&P 500
logged a fresh high and investors appeared to shrug off concerns tied to the latest U.S. government shutdown.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average
fell 20 points, or 0.04%. S&P futures
slipped 0.05%, while Nasdaq 100 futures
Traders were eyeing the latest talks about the government shutdown.
Stocks saw choppy trading day on Wednesday, but the S&P 500 ended in the green as big banks turned in strong earnings.
The PCE report on Friday will be the first one since the record-setting U.S. government shutdown.
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