U.S. equity futures moved higher in early Friday trading, with the dollar on pace for its best week in seven, as markets found support from another solid set of tech earnings while waiting for a final word from the White House of the first round of tariffs from President Donald Trump.

Apple and other big U.S. companies reporting fatter profits than expected are helping stock indexes shave off more of their sharp losses from the start of the week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% at the start of trading on Friday and was on track for just a 0.