Stocks were headed for more gains on Friday, with investors still unfazed by the ongoing government shutdown, even though the stalemate is set to deny the market a batch of key jobs data.
Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3%, and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were also up 0.3%. The moves came after all three major indexes notched record closing highs in the previous session.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year note was 2 basis points higher, at 4.10%. Gold futures climbed 0.4% to $3,882 an ounce, and the dollar was flat against a weighted basket of its peers.
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