Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Futures: Dow up 0.23%, S&P climbs 0.11%, Nasdaq off 0.01%Nov 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely muted on Friday in a shortened trading session for Thanksgiving, although Wall Street looked on course to extend its weekly winning run on optimism that U.S. interest rates have peaked. The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) is about 1% away from setting a new high for the year. U.S. stock markets were shut on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and will open for a truncated session ending at 1:00 p.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 80 points, or 0.23%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 5 points, or 0.11%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 2 points, or 0.01%.

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