US futures are indicating a higher open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets are mostly lower in early trade, while Asian markets were lower overnight. Downside pressure is coming from worries over the growth outlook after weakness in China activity data overnight. US-China tensions also remain elevated amid reports that China President Xi did not commit to President Biden's proposal for a face-to-face summit. North Korea carried out its second missile test in a week. Companies mentioned: KKR (NYSE:KKR), Zooplus (DE:ZO1G), Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX), Canadian National (TSX:CNR), Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU), Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP), China Evergrande (HK:3333)