U.S. stock futures higher  in pre-market trading for , October 19.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,169.00 up with +0.44% percent or +31.25 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,429.00 up with +0.19% percent or +48.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,777.50 up  with +0.19% percent or +5.25 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,532.08  with a loss of -0.56% percent or -126.08 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,605.96  up with +0.59% percent or +151.41 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,550.46 up with +2.58% percent or +64.05 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,426.32  with a loss of -1.02% percent or -353.26 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,036.85 UP with  +0.14% percent or +9.86 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,538.05 with a loss of -0.44% percent or -51.16 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,068.63  with a loss of -0.94% percent or -48.16 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 359.93   with a loss of -359.93 percent or -1.73 point.

Friday’s Factors and Events

In Italy, 10-year and 30-year bond yields hit their highest levels since early 2014, according to Reuters, just hours after the European Union warned of rule breaches in Italy’s draft budget. Investors have shown concerns over Italy’s 2019 budget, which was officially sent to the EU this week for analysis. The anti-establishment and partly right-wing government in Italy plans to increase public spending in the country, sticking with campaign pledges before the general election in March this year.

Thursday’s Activity

For the day The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,485.14 with a loss of -2.06% percent or -157.56 point.the Dow is trading at 25,379.45  with  a loss of -1.27% percent or  -327.23 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,768.78 with a loss of  -1.44% percent or -40.43 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,560.75  with a loss of -1.82% percent or -28.85 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 972.21  with a loss of – 1.88% percent or -18.66 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,884.59  with a loss of -1.51% percent or  -28.83 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,232.83   with a loss of -1.50% percent or -18.83 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,633.28  with a loss of -1.48% or  -24.55 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,530.80  with a loss of – 1.45% percent or -22.59 point;