The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a slightly lower open on Friday, with stocks likely to give back ground following the strong upward move seen in the previous session.Profit taking may contribute to initial weakness on Wall Street following yesterday's rally, which lifted the major averages to new record closing highs.Overall trading activity may be somewhat subdued, however, as traders look ahead to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement next Wednesday.With recent data sh ...

Stocks moved mostly higher early in the session on Wednesday but gave back ground over the course of the trading day. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq pulled back well off their best levels but still managed to end the day at new record closing highs.The S&P 500 rose 19.43 points or 0.3 percent to 6,532.04 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq inched up 6.57 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 21,886.06.The narrower Dow, on the other hand, slid 220.42 points or 0.5 percent to 45,490.92, as Apple (AAPL) slumped follo ...