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U.S. stock index futures came under pressure ahead of Friday's open, following a positive session seen the previous day.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials dwindled 62 points, or 0.2%, to 25,530
S&P 500 futures fell 6.75 points, or 0.2%, to 2,838, while futures for the NASDAQ composite slid 24.5 points, or 0.3%, to 7,364.50
Deere & Company came out with third-quarter earnings Friday, one of the few companies reporting
Economically speaking, consumer sentiment for August is scheduled to come out, along with leading economic indicators and the Advance Quarterly Services Report that measures the performance of the U.S. service economy, for the second quarter.
Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.4% while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index also picked up 0.4%.
Oil prices advanced 55 cents to $66.01 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices eked up 40 cents to $1,184.40 U.S. an ounce.
