The Federal Reserve's report of U.S. industrial production for February will be out at 8:15 a.m. CST Friday. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for March will follow at 9 a.m. Traders remain interested in South American weather and will keep an eye on April crude oil prices that closed at a new four-month high on Thursday.
Weather
A system that has brought heavy thunderstorms and severe weather to parts of the Plains and Midwest the past couple of days continues in the Southeast for Friday. Storms are not expected to be as strong as the past couple of days but could still be severe across the southern tier. An upper-level low-pressure center in the Southwest will keep the Four Corners and front range areas active with showers and snow.