U.S. stock index futures nudged higher on Friday as investors awaited monthly payrolls data, while Tesla shares rebounded on signs of cooling tensions between CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Wall Street is pointed toward small gains early Friday ahead of the government's May jobs report, which should at least briefly take the spotlight off the feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk that erupted publicly this week.

(Reuters) -Wall Street futures slipped on Friday, heading into the last trading session of a solid month for equities, as investors assessed an appeals court decision to undo a prior ruling that had blocked most of U.