TOKYO — Wall Street appeared set to open higher on Friday, with U.S. futures and global stock markets mostly edging up following days of heavy volatility for tech stocks.
Dow futures were up 0.7%, while those for the S&P 500 were 0.8% higher. In Europe France’s CAC 40 rose 0.1% to 5,030, while Germany’s DAX was flat at 13,209. Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed 0.3% to 6,023.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped early losses to rise 0.7% and finish at 23,406.49. South Korea’s Kospi ended little changed at 2,396.69, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.8% to 5,859.40. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.8% to 24,503.31, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.8% to 3,260.35.
