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U.S. stock-index futures rose as investors' concerns over political uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump's presidency eased.

Stocks:

Nikkei 19,590.76 +36.90 +0.19%

Hang Seng 25,174.87 +38.35 +0.15%

Shanghai 3,090.93 +0.7896 +0.03%

S&P/ASX 5,727.41 -10.90 -0.19%

FTSE 7,462.50 +26.08 +0.35%

CAC 5,316.93 +27.20 +0.51%

DAX 12,618.57 +28.51 +0.23%

Crude $49.96 (+1.24%)

Gold $1,253.60 (+0.06%)

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HP (HPQ) target raised to $20 from $18 at RBC Capital Mkts

IBM (IBM) initiated with a Sector Weight at Pacific Crest; target $152

Wal-Mart (WMT) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital Markets

Deere (DE) reported Q2 FY 2017 earnings of $2.14 per share (versus $1.56 in Q2 FY 2016), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $1.69.

The company's quarterly revenues amounted to $7.260 bln (+2.2% y/y), generally in-line with analysts' consensus estimate of $7.267 bln.

The company also issued upside guidance for Q3 and 2017 full year. It forecast Q3 revenues at ~$6.92 bln, up 18% y/y (versus analysts' consensus estimate of $6.24 bln). For FY 2017, it raises revenues expectations to +9% to ~$25.5 bln from +4% (versus analysts' consensus estimate of $24.16 bln) and increased net income projection to $2 bln from $1.5 bln.

DE rose to $120.45 (+6.91%) in pre-market trading.

European stocks dropped Thursday, retreating for a second session as continuing U.S. political turmoil cast doubt on whether President Donald Trump's pro-economic growth policies will become reality.

U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday, following the previous session's brutal selloff, as positive data offered a glimmer of optimism and technology provided an additional fillip to the market.

Stock markets were mostly steady in the Asia-Pacific region on Friday following strong rebounds off session lows a day earlier and overnight gains on Wall Street. Investors continue to take a wait-and-see approach amid the week's developments, which were centered on U.S. politics but also included troubles in Brazil after asset prices there plunged on Thursday amid a scandal involving that country's president.