U.S. stock futures were little changed as investors awaited a report on American manufacturing.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei  12,135.02 -262.89 -2.12%

Hang Seng 22,299.63 -165.19 -0.74%

Shanghai Composite 2,234.4 -2.23 -0.10%

Crude oil $96.66 -0.59%

Gold $1598.40 -0.23%

Other:

DuPont (DD) resumed with a Neutral at Credit Suisse

Asian stocks fell, with Japan’s Topix Index falling the most since March 2011, after a survey of sentiment among the country’s largest manufacturers missed estimates and an official gauge of China’s factory output expanded at a slower-than-expected pace.

Nikkei 225 12,135.02 -262.89 -2.12%

Hang Seng 22,299.63 -165.19 -0.74%

S&P/ASX 200 4,966.5 -28.49 -0.57%

Shanghai Composite 2,234.4 -2.23 -0.10%

Mazda Motor Corp., the Japanese automaker with the highest proportion of exports, lost 4.3 percent as the yen strengthened against all its major peers.

Nomura Holdings Inc. slid 4.3 percent after Japan’s No. 1 brokerage was sued by a trust over an alleged breach of contract involving $1.14 billion of mortgage-backed securities.