U.S. stock futures drift higher as oil drop offers some relief

Investing.com-- U.S. stock index futures turned mildly positive early-Friday as a sharp drop in oil prices offered some relief after a surge in crude and Treasury yields spooked Wall Street this week. Still guessing which names to buy? Our AI rebuilds its stock picks at the start of every month. The list is beating the market by 120%. See what's on it » Positive rhetoric on artificial intelligence and trade from a recent U.S.-China summit also aided sentiment, although more details on the results of the talks were still awaited. Concerns over AI funding swirled on a report of Oracle declaring force majeure at a major data center project, although gains in Meta helped offset this. S&P 500 Futures rose 0.12% to 7,776.0 points by 02:58 ET (06:58 GMT).