07:12 AM EDT, 03/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures edged higher pre-bell Friday as traders looked for values after recent bear moves and shrugged off Middle East hostilities and elevated, but steadier oil prices.

In the futures, the S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq inclined 0.2% and the Dow Jones was up 0.3%.

On the economic news front, investors await the January personal consumption expenditures-core (PCE-core) price index bulletin, slated for an 8:30 am ET release, and the January Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), due at 10 am.

Asian exchanges traded lower overnight, while European bourses tracked moderately south midday on the continent.

Also on the economic calendar is the January durable goods orders bulletin, and the revised Q4 GDP estimate, at 8:30 am ET.

The University of Michigan consumer sentiment bulletin posts at 10 am, followed by the Baker Hughes domestic oil-and-gas rig count at 1 pm.

In pre-market action, bitcoin traded at $72,344, West Texas Intermediate crude oil edged lower at $95.21, and 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.27%. Spot gold traded for $5,085 an ounce.