• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 6.85 points, or 0.03 percent, at 20,656.1, the S&P500 .SPX lost 1.95 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,355.54 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 1.14points, or 0.02 percent, to 5,877.81.
Wall Street's three major indexes edged lower on Friday in a choppy session as investors grappled with a weaker-than-expected job report, the U.S. airstrike in Syria and a top Federal Reserve official's comments on trimming the U.S. central bank's balance sheet.
• Asian stocks are set for a cautious start on Monday as increased geopolitical risks combined with expensive valuations prompt investors to shun risky assets in favor of safe-haven bets such as government debt.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS is likely to edge lower at open after falling 0.4 percent on Friday.
• North Korea responded to the strike by stating that it was a justification for its own nuclear weapons program, adding that it had to protect itself against Washington's "reckless moves for a war." In turn, a U.S. Navy strike group is expected to move near the western Pacific Ocean and close to the Korean peninsula following North Korea's multiple nuclear missile test launches this month
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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