NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures added to gains on Friday following a Federal Reserve bank report that showed a surprise increase in manufacturing activity in New York state in August.The data was an additional positive factor, along with a further pullback in commodity prices that drove oil prices to three month lows as the U.S. dollar strengthened.
S&P 500 futures rose 5.20 points but were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures climbed 32 points and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 8.25 points.
(Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
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