By C Nivedita
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures gained on Friday with bargain hunters returning at the end of a tumultuous week marked by a record collapse in oil prices and growing evidence of the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
The S&P 500 <.SPX> ended slightly lower on Thursday as a report raised doubts about a potential treatment for COVID-19 and as data confirmed a near halt in business activity.
With the outbreak wiping out all the U.S. jobs created since the global financial crisis, investors are tracking comments from Corporate America for signs of a revival in production as some states start easing lockdown measures.
Denting expectations, a report said Boeing Co
Analysts expect a 14.1% decline in S&P 500 first-quarter earnings after a mixed bag of reports from U.S. banks and consumer discretionary firms so far.
Credit card issuer American Express Co
At 06:19 a.m. EDT, Dow e-minis <1YMcv1> were up 127 points, or 0.54%, S&P 500 e-minis
SPDR S&P 500 ETFs
The S&P 500 index <.SPX> closed down 0.05% at 2,797.8 on Thursday.
(Reporting by C Nivedita in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)




