In Asia, the Friday lead from Wall Street will likely be overshadowed by the North Korea news at the market open. Futures implied a lower open for Japanese equities. Nikkei futures traded in Chicago were down 0.72 percent at 19,550 compared to the benchmark index's previous close of 19,691.47.
Down Under, SPI futures were mostly flat, trading just 0.01 percent lower at 5,725 compared to the S&P/ASX 200's last close of 5,724.592.
Despite the miss, equities in the U.S. closed higher on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.18 percent, or 39.46 points, to close at 21,987.56, the S&P 500 gained 0.2 percent, or 4.90 points, to end at 2,476.55 and the Nasdaq added 0.1 percent to close at a record 6,435.33.
On the energy front, the Brent contract for November delivery slid 11 cents to settle at $52.75 a barrel, according to Reuters. U.S. West Texas Intermediate added 6 cents to settle at $47.29 a barrel.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, stood at 92.671 at 7:15 a.m. HK/SIN.
Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal
Trader Bozhidar Arabadzhiev
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