India, May 8 -- The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Friday, with stocks likely to move back to the upside after coming under pressure over the course of the previous session.
The futures climbed more firmly into positive territory after the Labor Department released a report showing much stronger than expected U.S. job growth in the month of April.
The Labor Department said non-farm payroll employment shot up by 115,000 jobs in April after surging by an upwardly revised 185,000 jobs in March.
Economists had expected employment to climb by 63,000 jobs compared to the jump of 178,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month.
The report showed notable job growth in the healthcare, transportation a...