U.S. stock markets were set to open flat to lower on Friday, on course for their worst week in more than six years.

U.S. futures pointed to a mixed opening bell on Friday as markets struggled from a tumulus week and the House passed a budget deal to end a government shutdown.

U.S. stocks plunged around 4 percent on Thursday in another dramatic session, confirming a correction that has thrown the market's nearly nine-year bull run off course.

Aftershocks from this week's wild roller-coaster ride on Wall Street continued to reverberate around markets on Thursday, a sign that market participants remain jittery amid increased volatility levels.

Q3 2019

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2Q 2019