U.S. stock futures idled in early trading Friday after the S&P 500 notched a fresh record in the regular session.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials acquired 66 points, or 0.2%, to 33,455.
Futures for the S&P 500 eked higher 2.5 points, or 0.1%, to 4,091.50.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite index slid 28.25 points, or 0.2%, to 13,719.75 Friday.
The major averages are set to end the week higher. The Dow is up nearly 1.6% this week. The S&P 500 has gained more than 1.9% since Monday. The Nasdaq Composite has rallied more than 2.5% heading into Friday.
Pre-market moves were slight, but stocks linked to the recovering economy were gaining in early trading. Carnival Corp rose 1.5% after getting two upgrades on Wall Street amid pent-up demand and potential summer restart. JPMorgan added 0.9%. Tech stocks including Apple and Netflix pulled back slightly in early trading.
Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 eked ahead 0.2% Friday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index declined 1.1%.
Oil prices docked 18 cents to $59.42 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices stumbled $14.40 to $1,743.80 U.S.