U.S. stock futures higher  in pre-market trading for , May 10.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,602.00 up with +0.09% percent or +6.75 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 25,827.00 up  with +0.04% percent or +11.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,871.12  with a loss of -0.06% percent or -1.63 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,344.92 with a loss of -0.27% percent or -57.21 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,601.84 up with +1.03% percent or +290.77   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,939.21 up with +3.10% percent or +88.26 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,579.03 up with +0.054% percent or +20.12 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,242.61  up with +0.49% percent or +35.20 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 12,128.62  up with +1.29% percent or  +154.70 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,362.54 up with +0.91% percent or +48.16 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 379.02  up with +0.82% percent or +3.00  point.

Friday’s Factors and Events

Traders are closely following trade relations between the U.S. and China, as tensions continue to grow. At midnight Friday, higher U.S. tariffs were imposed on $200 billion of Chinese goods. Though Trump said his decision could be reversed if there is progress in the trade talks held by both nations, China has announced it will retaliate.

Thursday Activity

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,570.06 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -4.92 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 962.41 with a loss of -0.13% percent or ?1.22 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,927.74  with a loss of -0.23% percent or -4.40 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,271.22  with a loss of -0.41% percent or -5.18 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,693.88 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -4.85 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,591.31  with a loss of -0.28% or -4.52 point.