U.S. stock-index futures slipped amid corporate earnings and employment data, with investors on edge over prospects for growth after crude oil's retreat this week into a bear market.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 16,083.11 -308.340 -1.88%
Hang Seng 21,739.12 -390.02 -1.76%
Shanghai 2,979.17 +7.89 +0.27%
FTSE 6,628.4 -17.00 -0.26%
CAC 4,298.66 -29.33 -0.68%
DAX 10,125.95 -18.39 -0.18%
Crude $39.83 (+0.81%)
Gold $1371.80 (-0.06%)