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 * Barring a selloff, the market looked set for its best weekly
performance since early October.
* Stocks closed slightly lower on Thursday, as a slump in healthcare
stocks offset gains in tech names.
* Global stocks were also on track on Friday for their best week in
more than a month.
* European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hinted again at the
bank's readiness to expand its stimulus program.
* Minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's October meeting, released
on Wednesday, hardened expectations of a December interest rate hike
and hinted at a cautious approach after that.
* Nike's shares jumped 4.3 percent to $131.25 in premarket
trading after the Dow component announced a $12 billion share
buyback and a 2-for-1 share split.
* Intuit was up 12.3 percent at $109.39 in thin trading after it
forecast a full-year profit above estimates.
* Square was up 3.2 percent at $13.49 after its sparkling debut on
Thursday.
* St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and New York Fed President
William Dudley are slated to speak at separate events.
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Futures snapshot at 6:48 a.m. ET:
* Dow e-minis were up 58 points, or 0.33 percent, with 12,747
contracts changing hands.
* S&P 500 e-minis were up 4.5 points, or 0.22 percent, with
94,522 contracts traded.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 9.25 points, or 0.2 percent, on
volume of 13,130 contracts.
(Reporting by Abhiram Nandakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb
Chakrabarty)
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