U.S. stock index futures dipped on Friday, as uncertainty about President Donald Trump's trade policies prevailed, while investors also awaited data and corporate earnings reports that could throw light on the state of the economy.

S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending down -0.21% this morning, taking a breather after the benchmark index scaled a fresh peak, while investors geared up for U.S. business activity data. In yesterday’s trading session,

ET, Dow E-minis were up 12 points, or 0.03%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 10.25 points, or 0.17% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 103.5 points, or 0.47%. The S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow logged their sixth session of advances out of seven on Wednesday,

U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday, with Wall Street's main indexes on track for their second-straight week of gains, while uncertainty about President Donald Trump's trade policies also prevailed.