Stock market today: Global stocks are mixed after a sharp decline on Wall St driven by Big Tech

European markets have opened higher while Asian stocks are mostly lower, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei losing over 2%. The declines in Asia on Friday follow a sharp drop Thursday on Wall Street. United States futures and oil prices were higher. Factory activity in China went back into growth in October, ending five straight months of contraction. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose while the Shanghai Composite index slipped. The S&P 500 fell 1.9% Thursday for its worst loss in eight weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9%, while the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.8%. On Friday, Dow and S&P 500 futures edged higher.