India, Sept. 25 -- Commerce Department's Durable Goods Orders for August and a couple of Fed speeches are the major highlights on Friday.

The second wave of the Coronavirus epidemic in Europe, Canada, and other countries are worrying investors. The market influencers are looking ahead to the new relief bill and resumption of the stalled stimulus talks.

Asian shares finished mixed, while European shares are trading lower. Initial signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly lower. As of 8.00 am ET, the Dow futures were sliding 112.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were down 8.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were gaining 20.25 points.

The U.S. major Indices closed higher on Thursday. The Dow ended the d...