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Stock futures rose early Friday, as investors tried to find their footing following a steep selloff driven by rising Treasury yields.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gained 199 points, or 0.4%, to 53,048.
Futures for the S&P 500 hiked 26 points, or 0.3%, to 7,688.50.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite leaped 178 points, or 0.6%, to 29,478.50.
During Thursday’s session, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ dropped 0.9% and 1%, respectively. That pullback left the S&P 500 down 1.9% for the week, and the NASDAQ off by 2.5% — putting them on pace to snap a three-week winning streak.
The Dow has fallen 1.8% week to date, on track for back-to-back weekly losses.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index slid 0.3% Friday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng rambled ahead 1.2%.
Oil prices took on 30 cents to $87.13 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices shot higher $78.10 to $4,649.50 U.S an ounce.
