US equity futures advanced around 0.5% on Friday as a sharp rise in Treasury yields paused, providing relief from tighter financial conditions for companies. S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq 100 contracts all gained. Oil and fuel prices declined after news that the United States and Iran moved closer to an agreement to lift naval blockades on tankers in the Persian Gulf and ease economic measures against Tehran. Benchmark borrowing costs stopped climbing after reaching multi-decade highs the previous day. AI-related shares led premarket trading, with Marvell, AMD, SanDisk and Applied Materials each gaining more than 2%. GE Vernova rose 2% on its exposure to data-center development. Meta was on track to finish the week nearly 17% higher after following its Muse AI agents with hardware launches including wearable agent controllers, new VR headsets and smart glasses.