World stocks <.WORLD> also took a hit after Beijing ordered the
Washington to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu,
responding to a U.S. demand this week that China close its
Houston consulate.
Intel Corp <INTC.O> fell 12% premarket after the company said it
was six months behind schedule in developing 7-nanometer chip
technology and it would consider farming out more work to
outside semiconductor foundries.
Rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc <AMD.O> gained 6%.
The S&P 500 pulled back from a five-month high on Thursday,
weighed down by losses in technology stocks, a surprise increase
in U.S. jobless claims and Washington's tug-of-war over stimulus
measures.
U.S. Senate Republicans will unveil their proposal next week for
a fresh round of coronavirus aid, including more direct payments
to Americans and a partial extension of enhanced unemployment
benefits, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on
Thursday.
At 6:31 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis <1YMcv1> were down 27 points, or
0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis <EScv1> were down 4.75 points, or 0.15%
and Nasdaq 100 e-minis <NQcv1> were down 70.5 points, or 0.67%.
FAANG group of stocks — Facebook Inc <FB.O>, Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O>,
Apple Inc <AAPL.O>, Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> and Google-parent
Alphabet Inc <GOOGL.O> — which were pivotal in driving the stock
market's recovery in recent months, slipped between 1.0% and
1.4% on Friday.
Of the 113 S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly
results, 77% of them have beaten dramatically lowered profit
estimates, according to IBES Refinitiv data.
Investors will be keeping an eye on earnings reports from
oilfield services provider Schlumberger NV <SLB.N>, credit card
issuer American Express Co <AXP.N> and wireless carrier Verizon
Communications <VZ.N>.
On the economic calendar, Markit manufacturing and services PMI
surveys are due at 9:45 a.m. ET, while new home sales data is
expected at 10 a.m. ET.
(Reporting by Medha Singh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing
by Shounak Dasgupta)
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