(Reuters) -Wall Street futures held steady on Friday as investors took a breather following record closes for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq in the previous session and awaited clarity on trade negotiations ahead of next week's tariff deadline.

Wall Street is waking up to a mixed market mood this Friday as U.S. stock futures edge higher, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 inching closer to fresh record highs. The Nasdaq, however, is under pressure as tech heavyweights like Tesla tumble in premarket trading.

U.S. equity futures showed little directional movement Thursday as investors processed rumors of potential trade deals alongside quarterly earnings from major corporations. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) reported robust revenue growth led by its search and cloud businesses,