US futures are indicating a flat open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets higher Friday. Miners, energy and chemicals the best performers. Asia equities ended mixed Friday. Mainland China markets were regional outperformers with Shanghai-listed property stocks surging after several positive news points. Real estate also supportive in Hong Kong but internet and IT names struggled following yesterday's downbeat outlook statement from Alibaba (NYSE:BABA). Company's mentioned: Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), Workday, Crown Resorts, Blackstone (NYSE:BX)