Ahead of Friday's opening bell, Dow futures dipped 0.04% and Standard & Poor's 500 index futures added 0.03%. Nasdaq index futures rose slightly — by 0.1%.
On Thursday, the Dow rose 0.7% to 16,009.99. The S&P 500 index rose 0.8% to 1,795.85. The Nasdaq composite rose 1.2% to 3,969.15.
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The Dow has been propelled higher by a combination of solid corporate earnings, a steadily strengthening economy and the Fed's monetary policy.
The Dow's first close above 16,000 pushed most Asian stocks higher Friday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average rose 0.1% to 15,381.72 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.5% to 23,691.48.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude for January delivery was down 26 cents at $95.18 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained $1.59 to close at $95.44 on Thursday after the U.S. government said monthly unemployment claims fell in a sign of an improving job market.
Contributing: Associated Press
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