U.S. stock-index futures on Friday looked set to open higher and finish a week with sharp gains, shaking off worries about slowing global growth, notably in China. Moves for stocks in Friday’s session come amid quadruple witching, the simultaneous expiration of stock-index and individual stock options and futures.
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