Stock futures rose slightly Friday, but the market is still poised to end the week with steep losses.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials advanced 20 points, or 0.1%, to 34,357.
Futures for the S&P 500 was ahead 7.75 points, or 0.2%, at 4,379.75.
Futures for the NASDAQ jumped 56.25 points, or 0.4%, to 14,919.
Those moves followed a three-day losing streak for all three stock averages as investors reacted to a signal from the Federal Reserve that it intended to keep interest rates higher for longer. These lofty levels could put pressure on risk assets like equities.
The S&P 500 is lower 2.7% and the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite is down 3.5% this week, on track for their worst weekly performance since March. It would also be their third negative week in a row. The blue-chip Dow has dipped 1.6% in the meantime.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 decreased 0.5% Friday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng regained 2.2%
Oil prices grabbed 99 cents to $90.62 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices gained $5.20 to $1,944.80.