U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher on Friday as investors digested another slew of corporate earnings and the all-important U.S. GDP figures.
Earnings season has dominated the limelight this week on Wall Street, with some of the biggest U.S. companies reporting.
And Friday was no different, with ExxonMobil, MasterCard The Hershey Company, Cabot Oil & Gas, Xerox, Calpine all reporting quarterly results, among others. Chevron is also scheduled to report.
Meanwhile in oil, prices came under pressure on Friday and were on track for a weekly loss, as doubts over whether OPEC members will agree to cut production weighed on the market, according to Reuters.
U.S. WTI stood around $49.33 per barrel, while Brent crude hovered around $50.16.
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