Stock futures ticked lower before markets reopened Friday morning amid uncertainty among investors over the Middle East and whether the United States was about to get directly involved in the Israel-Iran conflict.

U.S. stock market futures slipped early Thursday as the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq reacted to weaker oil prices, fading hopes of a Fed rate cut, and growing tensions between Iran and Israel with possible U.

Stocks rose and oil prices retreated on Monday as investors shrugged off the continuation of hostilities between Israel and Iran over the weekend.