U.S. stock futures climbed on Sunday night after Wall Street logged in its third consecutive weekly gain, but fell short of breaking the all-time high set on February 19. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures each traded higher by 0.2 percent. The S&P 500 climbed by 0.6 percent last week and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.1 percent. Despite those gains, the S&P 500 failed to notch a fresh record high after flirting with the milestone for most of last week. Through Friday’s close, the S&P 500 was just 0.6 percent below 3,393.52, the intraday record set in February.

Source: The Standard August 17, 2020 00:56 UTC