U.S. stock index futures trended lower Friday signalling stocks could continue falling a day after the Nasdaq's worst single-day drop in almost two-and-a-half years.
The S&P 500 Futures edged down 0.75 points to 1826.25 points while the Nasdaq Futures lost 5.70 points to 3474.30 points.
The U.S. is to round up the week with data on producer price inflation due at 8.30 a.m. Eastern Time, followed by the preliminary report of the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index at 9.55 a.m.
Kicking off earnings for the banks, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are both due to report results before the market opens. JPMorgan edged up 0.1% in pre-market hours while Wells Fargo was up 0.6% in after-hours trading.
Also before the opening bell, Amazon edged up 0.2% on news it is buying digital comics provider comiXology. Financial details were not disclosed.
H&R Block was up 7.3% in after-hours trading after the company said it agreed to sell its bank assets.
Gap was down 2.7% after the company reported a more-than-expected decline in sales.
Earlier Friday, Tokyo markets led losses for the Asian region while European markets were also trading with losses midmorning.