Stock futures were mixed in early morning trading Friday as investors digested a slew of corporate earnings reports and as the market awaited an important snapshot of the jobs picture.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials dipped 96 points, or 0.3%, to 34,875.
Futures for the S&P 500 gained 8.25 points, or 0.2%, to 4,477.25
Futures for the NASDAQ hiked 125.5 points, or 2.1%, to 14,793.
Several technology stocks posted huge after-hours gains following strong quarterly results. Amazon jumped 12.4%, Pinterest surged more than 13% and Snap rocketed up around 46% the day after reporting earnings.
In earnings news, Ford Motor missed estimates by a wide margin, with profit reported Thursday of 26 cents a share well below the consensus of 45 cents. Shares tumbled 5% in pre-market trading.
Friday's moves come the day after a tech rout spurred by a disappointing earnings report from Facebook parent Meta. The company's weak results sent the mega-cap tech stock lower Thursday and weighed on equity markets.
Investors were awaiting the January non-farm payrolls report, which is expected to show a gain of 150,000, according to a Dow Jones estimate. However, some on Wall Street are bracing for a disappointing report, with one forecast calling for a loss of 400,000.
Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 regained 0.7 % Friday, while in Hong Kong, markets resumed trading in a big way after the long weekend, with the Hang Seng leaping 3.2%.
Oil prices leaped $1.74 to $92.01 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices spiked $10.50 to $1,814.60 U.S. an ounce.