US Stock Futures Edge Higher Ahead Of Consumer Price Index

Pre-open moversUS stock futures traded slightly higher in early pre-market trade. The Consumer Price Index for April will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 18.50 points to 18,276.50, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures gained 1.15 points to 2,129.15. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index rose 5.35 points to 4,534.10.A Peek Into Global MarketsEuropean markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index falling 0.40 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.27 percent and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.37 percent. French CAC 40 Index slipped 0.01 percent and London's FTSE 100 Index rose 0.58 percent.In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.30 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index climbed 2.83 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 1.70 percent and India's BSE Sensex rose 0.53 percent.Broker RecommendationAnalysts at KeyBanc upgraded Buckle Inc (NYSE: BKE) from Underperform to Sector Weight.Buckle shares slipped 2.27 percent to close at $43.10 yesterday.Breaking news

• Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) reported better-than-expected earnings for the fiscal third quarter. To read the full news, click here.
• Shares of BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) were up more than 3 percent in Friday's pre-market session on the news of a new share repurchase program, recently approved by the Board of Directors. To read the full news, click here.
• Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) reported stronger-than-expected earnings for the fiscal second quarter and lifted its full-year earnings forecast. To read the full news, click here.
• Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) reported better-than-expected earnings for the fiscal second quarter on Thursday. To read the full news, click here.