U.S. stock-index futures were flat on Friday after the stocks suffered significant declines in the previous three sessions as tensions between the United States and North Korea weighed on investor sentiment.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei -

Hang Seng 26,883.51 -560.49 -2.04%

Shanghai 3,209.80 -51.94 -1.59%

S&P/ASX 5,693.14 -67.79 -1.18%

FTSE 7,332.64 -57.30 -0.78%

CAC 5,073.34 -41.89 -0.82%

DAX 12,013.42 -0.88 -0.01%

Crude $48.54 (-0.10%)

Crude $1,295.70 (+0.43%)