India, March 7 -- Friday, the Labor Department's monthly jobs report, Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech, and other Fed speeches will be the highlights on Friday.
In the Asian trading session, gold ticked higher, while iil headed for its biggest weekly drop since October.
Early trends on the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open slightly up.
As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were up 5.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 4.50 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 31.5 points.
The U.S. major averages closed near their worst levels on Thursday. The Nasdaq plummeted 483.48 points or 2.6 percent to 18,069.26, the S&P 500 plunged 104.11 points or 1.8 percent at 5,738.52 and the Dow slumped 427.51 points or 1...