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* Major indexes saw their biggest declines since
July 31 on Thursday in a broad sell off, with the S&P 500
falling through a key technical support level, as Apple slumped
and the dollar hit a four-year high.
* The S&P has dropped for four of the past five sessions and
closed below its 50-day moving average for the first time since
Aug 15. That level had previously served as support, and a
protracted period underneath it could signal further losses.
* Economic data due includes a final reading of gross domestic
product growth in the second quarter at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Expectations call for expansion of 4.6 percent versus the prior
reading of 4.2 percent.
* Later in the session at 9:55 a.m.EDT, investors will eye the
Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's final September reading
on consumer sentiment. The current estimate stands at 84.7
versus a preliminary reading of 84.6.
* Nike <NKE.N> shares were trading up 7.2 percent to $85.50
before the opening bell after the world's largest sportswear
maker reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit.
* Micron Technology <MU.O> shares were climbing 6.2 percent to
$33.65 in premarket after the memory chipmaker posted fiscal
fourth-quarter results and a revenue outlook that impressed Wall
Street.
* U.S.-listed shares of Blackberry <BBRY.O> were up 4 percent to
$10.19 in premarket after the company reported a smaller
quarterly loss in an early sign that its drawn-out turnaround
efforts might be working.
* The sharp sell-off in the U.S. on Thursday hit European and
Asian equities, as European shares slipped to a new one-month
low while the Nikkei share average <.N225> ended 0.9 percent
lower. [.EU] [.T]
* S&P 500 e-minis <ESc1> were up 2 points, or 0.1 percent, with
153,219 contracts changing hands.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis <NQc1> were gaining 4.75 points, or 0.12
percent, in volume of 28,784 contracts.
* Dow e-minis <1YMc1> were up 26 points, or 0.15 percent, with
20,956 contracts changing hands.
(Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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