- Futures pointed to opening declines for Japan and Australian stocks. - Stocks on Wall Street took a dive last Friday, as volatility spiked after trade talks fell apart with China and rhetoric took a turn for the worse. Stocks in Asia were poised to decline on the first trading day of June amid ratcheting concerns over the state of global trade. Futures pointed to a lower open in Japan, with the Nikkei futures contract in Chicago at 20,350, as compared to the benchmark Nikkei 225's last close at 20,601.19. Shares in Australia were also set to slip. The SPI futures contract was at 6,378.0, ...