U.S. stock index futures indicated a slightly lower open on Friday as traders continued to digest the presidential election result and eyed comments from Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer.
Dow futures traded 39 points lower, while S&P and Nasdaq futures slipped 9 points and 39 points, respectively. That said, the three major indexes were on track to post weekly gains of at least 3 percent.
The Dow surged to a record high Thursday amid bullish investor sentiment, with many seeing a Trump presidency as being able to create the economic spark that has been missing in the years of low growth following the financial crisis.
In Europe, the pan-European Stoxx-600 index was around 0.14 percent lower on Friday. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite entered a technical bull market although other Asian markets stuttered.
In oil markets, Brent crude traded at around $45.30 a barrel on Friday, down 1.18 percent, while U.S. crude was around $44.08 a barrel, down 1.3 percent.
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