U.S. stock-index futures surged on Friday, as hopes of the U.S. stimulus package to cushion the coronavirus hit supported a rebound in the stock market, which suffered its worst losses since the "Black Monday" market crash in 1987 in the previous session.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 17,431.05 | -1,128.58 | -6.08% |
| Hang Seng | 24,032.91 | -276.16 | -1.14% |
| Shanghai | 2,887.43 | -36.06 | -1.23% |
| S&P/ASX | 5,539.30 | +234.70 | +4.42% |
| FTSE | 5,652.85 | +415.37 | +7.93% |
| CAC | 4,391.61 | +347.35 | +8.59% |
| DAX | 9,868.20 | +707.07 | +7.72% |
| Crude oil | $33.38 | | +5.97% |
| Gold | $1,576.40 | | -0.87% |