U.S. stock futures and international indexes fell on the final trading day of the week after economic data on Thursday suggested that growth was set to slow.
S&P 500 futures fell 0.9% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.5%. Changes in equity futures don’t necessarily predict moves after the opening bell.
Europe stocks declined Friday. The Stoxx Europe 600 shed 0.8% in morning trade. Energy and utilities sectors led the losses while the consumer staples sector rose.
Red Eléctrica Corp oración declined 2.3% snapping a three-day winning streak and John Wood Group fell 2.2%.
The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was lower 0.9%. Other stock indexes in Europe also mostly slipped as France’s CAC 40 lost 0.4%, the U.K.’s FTSE 250 was down 0.6% and Germany’s DAX fell 1%.