Stocks: U.S. stocks opened little changed on Friday, a shortened trading day, as investors turn their focus to the crucial U.S. holiday shopping season.
The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI) fell 19.24 points, or 0.11 percent, to 17,794.15, the S&P 500 (SPX) gained 0.81 points, or 0.04 percent, to 2,089.68 and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) added 6.36 points, or 0.12 percent, to 5,122.50.
Forex: The U.S. dollar rose against its Canadian counterpart on Friday, as demand for the greenback remained broadly supported by U.S. rate hike hopes in thin trading volumes due to the long Thanksgiving weekend.
USD/CAD hit 1.3368 during early U.S. trade, the pair's highest since November 24; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3365, advancing 0.54%.
Economic Indicators: Consumer confidence within the euro zone fell less-than-expected last month, industry data showed on Friday.
In a report, European Commission said that Euro zone consumer confidence fell to an annual rate of -6.0, from -8.0 in the preceding month whose figure was revised down from -7.7. Analysts had expected Euro zone consumer confidence to fall -8.0 last month.
Commodities: Gold hovered close to its lowest level in nearly six years on Friday, on track for a sixth straight weekly decline, weakened by the strength in the dollar and expectations of a U.S. interest rate hike next month. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hike U.S. rates for the first time in nearly a decade when it meets next in December. Investors believe higher rates could dent demand for non-yielding bullion, while boosting the dollar
Commodities: U.S. oil futures dropped sharply on Friday, as expectations for a December rate hike in the U.S. continued to send the dollar broadly higher.
U.S. crude futures for January delivery were last at $42.09 a barrel, down 2.17% for the day. On the ICE Futures Exchange in London, the January Brent contract were down 0.76% at $45.10 a barrel.
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