All-Star Futures Game on Saturday, July 12 is scheduled to include two Arizona Diamondbacks prospects: Slade Caldwell and LuJames Groover.

Stock futures were relatively unchanged on Wednesday evening after the S&P 500 recouped some of its losses from this week's tariff-fueled slide. S&P 500 futures traded just above the flatline, along with Nasdaq 100 futures. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were also flat.

Stock futures are off their session lows, as some more encouraging trade-related headlines have been hitting the tape. China and the U.S. have agreed to boost talks at all levels and explore areas of cooperation,

Copper futures dropped over 2% to $5.46 per pound on Friday, despite being poised for a weekly gain of around 10% with analysts at BMI pointing to sudden shifts in U.S. trade policy.

With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Performance Food Group Co. (PFGC) was up 8.5% in pre-market trading, and Levi Strauss & Co. Cl A (LEVI) was up 6.1%.

U.S. stock index futures eased on Thursday, a day after markets were supported by Nvidia's fleeting $4 trillion milestone, while investors shifted their focus to upcoming economic data and pivotal trade talks.

Copper futures (HG1:COM) extended their rally on Thursday, rising around 2% as traders reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on imported copper, set to take effect on August 1.