Stock futures rose Friday as investors looked to build on the strong tech-led gains seen in the previous session.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials leaped 227 points, or 0.6% to 37,886.
Futures for the S&P 500 rose 28.25 points, or 0.6%, at 4,839.50.
Futures for the NASDAQ popped 135.25 points, or 0.8%, to 17,248.25.
Stocks moved sharply higher Thursday, with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ erasing their 2024 losses. The S&P 500 closed Thursday about 0.3% away from its record close reached in January 2022 and around 0.8% from a new intraday record. If the gain in morning futures holds, the benchmark could post a new record close on Friday.
Shares of insurance company Travelers jumped more than 4% in the premarket after posting an earnings beat. Schlumberger N.V. added 1.6% after reporting better-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter.
Shares of iRobot plunged about 40% after The Wall Street Journal reported that the European Commission would likely reject Amazon's bid to acquire the Roomba manufacturer.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.4 % Friday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index slid 0.5%.
Oil prices faded 28 cents to $73.80 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices jumped $16.00 to $2,037.60 U.S. an ounce.