Sensex, Nifty Seen Opening Up As Middle East Tensions Ease
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plunged 2.1 percent and the S&P 500 shed 0.9 percent to extend losses for the sixth straight session while the Dow rose 0.6 percent, led by financials and consumer staple stocks. European stocks also ended mixed on Friday after Israel's apparently small retaliatory strike on Iran.