U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a moderately higher open on Friday, following the December jobs report, which came in below forecasts. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 91 points, or 0.3% to 25,144, while those for the S&P 500 index climbed 8.5 points, or 0.3%, to 2,732.50. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index gained 28 points, or 0.4%, to 6,631.25. The gain in all three suggested the indexes would open near record levels. The U.S. created 148,000 jobs in December, the slowest pace in three months. Economists polled by MarketWatch had predicted a 198,000 increase in nonfarm jobs. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% for the third straight month.
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