U.S. stock-index futures rose on Friday, as investors digested the Chinese economic data, which signaled that the pressure on the world's second-biggest economy may be starting to diminish.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 24,041.26 | +108.13 | +0.45% |
| Hang Seng | 29,056.42 | +173.38 | +0.60% |
| Shanghai | 3,075.50 | +1.41 | +0.05% |
| S&P/ASX | 7,064.10 | +22.30 | +0.32% |
| FTSE | 7,684.60 | +74.79 | +0.98% |
| CAC | 6,101.23 | +62.20 | +1.03% |
| DAX | 13,527.52 | +98.09 | +0.73% |
| Crude oil | $58.78 | | +0.44% |
| Gold | $1,555.30 | | +0.34% |