Futures tied to major U.S. stock indexes were lower Friday ahead of the eagerly anticipated release of labor market data that will shed light on the health of the economy and provide clues about the outlook for interest rate cuts.

U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower. At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.

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