Canada's main stock index futures rose slightly in choppy trade on Friday as many Asian and European markets were closed for the May Day holiday.
The S&P/TSX composite index jettisoned 124.20 points to close Thursday at 15,223.14, with June futures up 0.7% Friday
The Canadian dollar slid 0.23 cents to 82.61 cents U.S. early Friday.
On the economic slate, the RBC manufacturing PMI SA for April is due at 9:30 a.m. ET
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The TSX Venture Exchange fell 1.4 points Thursday to 695.97
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Investors looked poised to start May with a bang, with stock futures looking prosperous ahead of the open.
Ahead of the opening bell, futures for the Dow Jones Industrials leaped 83 points, or 0.5%, to 17,842. Futures for the S&P 500 gained 6.5 points, or 0.3%, to 2,085.50, and futures for the NASDAQ hiked 10.75 points, or 0.2%, to 4,419.
Chevron and CVS are among the key companies reporting ahead of the open.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is reporting after the close. Many of Berkshire's top investments are off to a poor start this year, raising the possibility that shareholders will voice concerns about performance at the annual meeting in Omaha on Saturday.
Shares of LinkedIn plunged as much as 27% in extended trading after the company lowered its outlook for the year. This is the latest social media firm to see shares tank this week after reporting disappointing results.
Over in London, shares in Lloyds Banking Group are jumping by 4% after the bank released positive quarterly figures showing falling debt and higher underlying profits.
Most European markets are closed Friday as Europe celebrates the May Day holiday. London's FTSE 100, the only major European market that's open, was edging down in early trading.
Most Asian markets were closed Friday.
Oil prices fell back 14 cents to $59.49 U.S. a barrel
Gold prices docked $3.60 to $1,178.80 U.S. an ounce.
