U.S. stock futures lower  in pre-market trading for Friday, August 10.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,436.00  with a loss of -0.53% percent or -38.00 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,394.00  with a loss of -0.39% percent or -99.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,841.75  with a loss of -0.42% percent or -12.00 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,298.08 with a loss of -1.33% percent or -300.31 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,397.71  with a loss of -0.73% percent or -209.59 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,795.31 up with +0.033% percent or +0.93  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,957.63  with a loss of -0.18% percent or -66.74 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,693.47 with a loss of -0.62% percent or -48.30 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,477.55 with a loss of -1.57% percent or -198.56 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,441.68  with a loss of -1.10% percent or -60.56 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 386.80 with a loss of -0.83% percent or -3.26 point.

Friday’s Factors and Events

The tech-heavy index gained 0.04 percent to close at 7,891.78 as Amazon rose 0.6 percent to an all-time high while Apple jumped 0.8 percent. The Nasdaq also posted an eight-day winning streak, its longest since October.

Meanwhile, the broader market closed slightly lower as the S&P 500 failed to reach an all-time high. The S&P 500 fell 0.1 percent to 2,853.58 as energy and financials lagged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 74.52 points to 25,509.23 with Procter & Gamble slipping 1.2 percent.

Thursday’s Activity

For the day The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,891.78 up with +0.044% percent or +3.46 point. the Dow is trading at 25,509.23 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -74.52 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,853.58 with  a loss of -0.14% percent or -4.12 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,298.08 with a loss of -1.33% percent or -300.31 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,397.71  with a loss of -0.73% percent or -209.59 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,795.31 up with +0.033% percent or +0.93  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,957.63  with a loss of -0.18% percent or -66.74 point at 12:15 PM.