U.S. stocks were mixed the week as investors anxiously await updated Consumer sentiment data.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 49 points, or 0.14%, while S&P 500 futures plunged 0.35% and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.23%.
The preliminary reading of the consumer sentiment index for September is due out at 10 a.m. Analysts expected slight increase to 72.
Stocks are expected to see double volatility on Friday as it is a witching day or when the stock index futures, the stock index options, stock options and single stock futures expire simultaneously.
Invesco Plc is in talks with State Street Corp. to merge with the asset management business, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Electric-car maker Lucid Group Inc. shares were sharply higher for a second day after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said one of its cars had a 520 mile range, the longest of any car inspected by the agency.
Elsewhere, Newell Brands Inc. raised earnings and revenue that exceeded Wall Street estimates and reported full-year sales guidance.
The Board of Directors of Diamondback Energy Inc. approved a stock buyback plan of up to $2billion.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 39 cents to $72.22 a barrel and gold fell $5.30 to $1,762 an ounce.
European bourses were all lower with Germany's FTSE 100, France's CAC 30 and Britain's DAX 40 all falling between 0.2% and 0.3%.
In Asia, Hong Kong s Hang Seng index became 1.03%, Japan's Nikkei 225 added 0.58% and China s Shanghai Composite increased 0.19%.