Wall Street Might Open Broadly Down

(RTTNews) - Consumer sentiment for September will be the highlight on Friday. Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly down.

As of 8.20 am ET, the Dow futures were losing 108.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were declining 4.25 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were gaining 20.50 points.

The U.S. major averages finished Thursday's session higher. The Dow surged 617.08 points or 1.4 percent to 46,108.00, the S&P 500 jumped 55.43 points or 0.9 percent to 6,587.47 and the Nasdaq advanced 157.01 points or 0.7 percent to 22,043.07.

On the economic front, the Consumer Sentiment for September will be published at 10.00 am ET.

The Baker Hughes Rig Count for the week will be issued at 1.00 pm ET. In the prior week, the North America rig count was 718, while the U.S. rig count was 537.

Asian stocks finished higher on Friday. China's Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.12 percent to 3,870.60. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.16 percent to 26,388.16.

Japanese markets rose notably. The Nikkei average climbed 0.89 percent to 44,768.12.

Australian markets closed higher. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.68 percent to 8,864.90 while the broader All Ordinaries index closed up 0.63 percent at 9,128.70.