Here are two sentences:
Standard & Poor 's 500 stock index futures declined 4.40 points to 983.50 , while Nasdaq futures fell 6.5 points to 1,206.50 .
The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index was up 1.75 points , or 0.18 percent , to 977.68 .
Do they have the same meaning?
OPT:
(1). no
(2). yes
(1).