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\nBy CNNMoney staff<\/span>February 25, 2011: 6:28 AM ET<\/span>
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NEW YORK\u00a0(CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks were set for a higher open Friday, after oil prices fell from the previous session’s high of $103 per barrel. <\/p>\n

Dow Jones industrial average (INDU<\/a>), S&P 500 (SPX<\/a>) and Nasdaq (COMP<\/a>) futures were higher ahead of the opening bell. Futures measure current index values against perceived future performance.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, stocks rebounded<\/a> from afternoon lows and finished with small losses, as oil prices retreated from two-year highs above $100 a barrel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All three major indexes are on track for their worst week since August. Despite the pullback, stocks are still higher for the month of February and the year. <\/p>\n

The Dow has posted losses for three consecutive sessions, losing 285 points this week, or 2.5%. Monday and Tuesday’s plunges were the first back-to-back triple-digit declines since June. <\/p>\n

Economy:<\/b><\/a> Wall Street will get a second reading on U.S. fourth-quarter gross domestic product Friday morning. Economists expect GDP to come in slightly higher, at 3.3% growth.<\/p>\n

A final read on February’s University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey also is on the docket. The index is expected to remain unchanged at 75.1.<\/p>\n

Companies<\/b><\/a>: Shares of Boeing (BA<\/a>, Fortune 500<\/a>) were 5% higher in premarket trading, after the aerospace company won a $35 billion contract from the Air Force<\/a> late Thursday.<\/p>\n

Bailed-out insurer AIG (AIG<\/a>, Fortune 500<\/a>) posted an $11 billion profit<\/a> for the fourth quarter, and $10 billion in earnings for the full year. Shares were up slightly in premarkets.<\/p>\n

JC Penney (JCP<\/a>, Fortune 500<\/a>) rounds out a retail-heavy week of quarterly results when it reports its earnings before the market open. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are looking for the department store chain to earn $1.08 a share.<\/p>\n

World markets:<\/b><\/a> European stocks rose in morning trading. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged higher 0.2%, the DAX in Germany ticked up 0.4% and France’s CAC 40 gained 1.1%.<\/p>\n

Asian markets ended the session mostly higher. The Shanghai Composite was flat, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 1.8% and Japan’s Nikkei added 0.7%.<\/p>\n

Currencies<\/b><\/a> and commodities:<\/a><\/b> The dollar gained strength against the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound.<\/p>\n

Oil for April delivery gained 51 cents to $97.79 a barrel. <\/p>\n

Gold futures for April delivery fell $13.20 to $1,402.60 an ounce. <\/p>\n

Bonds<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury fell, pushing the yield up to 3.45% from 3.42% late Thursday. \u00a0\"To<\/a><\/p>\n


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