U.S. stock futures pointed to another day of losses Friday as investors absorbed the message of Fed Chair Jerome Powell that the central bank may not pursue rate cuts aggressively. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 204 points, or 0.5%, to 43697.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month through a cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 was nearly unchanged and edged up by less than 0.