Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Friday after soft earnings reports overnight, and as traders mulled international trade and geopolitical tensions.
In the futures, the S&P 500 fell 0.4%, the Nasdaq declined 0.5% and the Dow Jones was off 0.3%.
Asian exchanges traded mostly lower overnight, while European bourses tracked moderately south midday on the continent.
FedEx FDX was down 7.8% pre-bell after the delivery service — considered an economic bellwether — cut guidance late Wednesday.
Nike NKE traded down 5.9% pre-bell after the athletic gear-maker reported declines in fiscal Q3 sales and earnings late Wednesday.
Carnival CCL,
CCL is scheduled to report earnings pre-bell, among others.
On the economic calendar is the weekly Baker Hughes domestic oil-and-gas rig count at 1 pm ET.
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams speaks at 9:05 am.
In pre-market action, Bitcoin traded at $84,025, West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded lower at $67.83, and 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.22%. Spot gold traded for $3,039 an ounce.