Economic Indicators - Consumer price inflation for September and Consumer Sentiment for December will be released on Friday [1] - Delayed Personal Income and Outlays for September are expected to show a 0.4 percent increase [3] - Consumer Sentiment for December has a consensus estimate of 52.0, up from 51.0 in the prior month [3] - Factory Orders for October will also be released, with the previous month showing a 0.2 percent increase [3] - Consumer Credit for October is anticipated to increase by $9.4 billion, down from $13.1 billion in the prior month [4] Market Performance - As of 7.25 am ET, Dow futures gained 45.00 points, S&P 500 futures added 12.00 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 82.75 points [2] - Major U.S. averages finished mostly up on Thursday, with Nasdaq rising 51.04 points (0.2 percent) to 23,505.14 and S&P 500 inching up 7.40 points (0.1 percent) to 6,857.12 [2] - Asian stocks ended mixed, with China's Shanghai Composite index surging 0.70 percent to 3,902.81 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index up 0.58 percent at 26,085.08 [4][5] - European shares are trading positively, with the CAC 40 Index gaining 29.56 points (0.36 percent), the German DAX adding 154.34 points (0.65 percent), and the Euro Stoxx 50 Index up 23.29 points (0.41 percent) [6]