Stock futures rose Friday as investors looked to end the week on a high note, while strong Netflix earnings boosted sentiment.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials index shed 27 points, or 0.1%, to 43,484.
Futures for the S&P 500 gained 10.5 points, or 0.2% to 5,897.50.
Netflix climbed more than 6% after the streaming giant beat Wall Street’s expectations on both lines in the third quarter, while reporting a 35% jump in ad-tier memberships from the prior three-month period.
Those moves come after a rally in Travelers propelled the Dow to finish Thursday at an all-time closing high. The broad S&P 500 inched lower despite notching a fresh intraday high during the session, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite concluded modestly higher.
American Express and Procter & Gamble are among the companies reporting earnings before the bell Friday morning.
The Dow has led the way this week, on track to finish 0.9% higher. The S&P 500 took on 0.5% and NASDAQ Composite has added 0.2% on the week.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite Index acquired 94.15 points, or 0.5%, to 20,462.50.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 poked ahead 0.2%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng popped 3.6%.
Oil prices gave back 22 cents to $70.45 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices hiked $20.60 to $2,728.10
