U.S. stock futures are mixed in pre-market trading for Monday, November 06.  The Dow Futures are trading at 23,461.50 for up  with +0.05% percent or +12.50 point. The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,581.12 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -1.63 point.The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 6,288.88 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.62 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere,  Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 22,548.35 for up with +0.04% percent or +9.23 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 28,624.12  for up with +0.07%percent or  +20.51 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,388.17 for up with +0.49% percent or +16.43 point. India’s BSE Sensex are trading at 33,805.18 for up with +0.36% percent or +119.62 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 are trading at 7,554.00 with a loss of  –0.08% percent or –6.35 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 13,450.80  with a loss of  –0.21% percent or –28.06 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,506.53   with a loss of – 0.21% percent or –11.44 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 396.01 with a loss of 0.01% percent or -0.02 point

Monday’s Factors and Events

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Monday, as investors pivoted their attention to the latest set of earnings set to be published.

Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 17 points; S&P 500 futures slipped 0.75 points and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 2 points.

The first day of the trading week will see a slew of companies report earnings. Before the bell, CVS Health, Michael Kors and SoftBank are some of the companies that reported quarterly results.

On Monday, Trump said that the States stood by Japan, when it comes to dealing with North Korean “menace”, Reuters reported, with Trump adding that both Japan and the U.S. should work together to fix issues with trade.

Friday’s Activity

U.S. market were higher on Friday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 23,539.19 for up with +0.10% percent or +22.93 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,587.84 for up with +0.31% percent or  +7.99 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,764.44 for up with +0.74% percent or  +49.49 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,494.91 with a loss of -0.11%   percent or 1.64 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 900.88 with a loss of –0.64% percent or –5.79 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,835.98 for up with +0.25% percent or  +4.64 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,143.41 for up with  +0.35% percent or +3.94 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,532.27 for up with +0.29% percent or +4.36 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,433.88 for up with +0.32% percent or +4.54 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 23,539.19  for up with +0.10% percent or +22.93 point.