Futures on Wall Street are trading with some green after a disappointing session on Thursday. The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping left the street disappointed as it sought some bigger announcements instead of just another round of trade talks between the two sparring nations.

U.S. stocks drifted lower as financial markets locked in their final moves before a highly anticipated update coming Friday about the U.S. job market.

U.S. stock indexes opened higher on Thursday after signs of tariff negotiations between the U.S. and China, while investors looked ahead to a key jobs report to gauge the health of the labor market amid trade uncertainties.