U.S. stock futures pointed early Friday to sizable gains at the open, joining in a global rally after the Bank of Japan said it would adopt a negative interest rate policy for the first time. S&P 500 futures traded higher by 19.55, or 1%, to 1,900.25, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures jumped by 160 points, or 1%, to 16,132. Nasdaq 100 futures tacked on 38.25 points, or 0.9%, to 4,192.
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