Chips and China names led Stock Futures Higher ahead of Friday's open, as currency moves and earnings reports stirred early trade.
XNasdaq 100 futures led the premarket session, rising almost 0.6% as Intel ( INTC ) and China's JD.com ( JD ) posting the strongest early moves.
Friday is not a big day for economic news , but markets could see some effect from the Commerce Department's initial estimates on fourth-quarter GDP growth, due out at 8:30 a.m.ET.
Apple ( AAPL ) climbed 0.8% in premarket trade, while Netflix ( NFLX ) led the FANG stock tech leaders with a 0.9% gain.
Asia's stock markets were sharply mixed on Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 slipping 0.2% as the dollar continued its dive vs. the yen.
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