US equity-index futures slipped 0.2% after the S&P 500 Index trimmed most of an advance that earlier approached 1%. Contracts for Australia, Japan and Hong Kong pointed to a loss. The dollar was steady in early trading Friday after a gauge of the currency’s strength weakened 0.4%.
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