U.S. stock futures lower  in pre-market trading for , January 14.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 6,530.25   with a loss of  -1.25% percent or -82.50 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 23,724.00  with a loss of -0.94% percent or -226.00 point.  The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,570.12  with a loss of  -0.96% percent or -24.88 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,359.70  up with +0.97% percent or +195.90 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,252.44  with a loss of  -1.56% percent or -414.83 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,535.77  with a loss of -0.71% percent or  -18.07  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,761.04  with a loss of -0.69% percent or -248.80 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 6,847.60  with  a loss of -1.02% percent or -70.58 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 10,804.35   with a loss of  -0.76% percent or -83.11 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 4,736.46   with a loss of – 0.94% percent or -44.88 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 346.18 with a loss of  -0.86% percent or -3.02 point.

Monday’s Factors and Events

The market has seen lots of volatility in recent months as interest rate hikes and U.S.-China trade tension has prompted some investors to be more cautious about their outlook for stocks. But as earnings season ramps up over the next few weeks, corporations will get a chance to influence the market as they release their lates t quarterly earnings .

Three notable companies scheduled to repor t earnings this month are Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) , Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) . Each of these tech stocks has a lot to prove as investors reevaluate the prospects of these popular companies amid heightened market uncertainty. Ahead of their earnings releases, here’s a preview of some key items to watch when their results go live.

Friday’s Activity

For the day The Nasdaq Composite is trading at +6,971.48  with a loss of -0.21% percent or -14.59 point. the Dow is trading at 23,995.95 with a loss of -0.025% percent or -5.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,596.26  with a loss of -0.015% percent or -0.38 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,447.38 up  with +0.14% percent or +1.95 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 902.03  up with +0.29% percent or +2.60  point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,763.62  up with +0.13% percent or +2.22 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,149.35  with a loss of -0.010% percent or -0.12 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,531.88  up with +0.0028% percent or +0.043 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,436.99 up with +0.0076% percent or +0.11 point.