Stock futures rose slightly Friday as Wall Street continued monitoring the situation surrounding the debt ceiling.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials grew 92 points, or 0.3%, at 33,711.
Futures for the S&P 500 nicked ahead 11.25 points, or 0.3% to 4,223.25.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite took on 10.5 points, or 0.1%, to 13,904.50.
The major averages are headed for weekly gains. The S&P 500 is up 1.8% week to date through Thursday's close. That would be its biggest one-week advance since March. The NASDAQ, meanwhile, has risen 3.3% for the week. That would also be its best weekly performance since March. The Dow is up 0.7%.
A chunk of those gains came Thursday, as traders mounted bets that a U.S. debt ceiling deal could be reached. Comments from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Thursday seemed to suggest a potential deal could come as soon as next week.
The tail-end of earnings season continues Friday with results from Deere and Foot Locker before the bell.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.8%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng stumbled 1.4%.
Oil prices acquired $1.17 to $73.11 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices bumped up $6.70 to $1,966.50 U.S. an ounce.