PM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.3%.

U.S. stock index futures were under pressure Thursday morning, signaling a pullback after two straight sessions of gains, as investors digested stronger-than-expected wholesale inflation data. The selling pressure followed a Labor Department report showing U.

Futures tracking the Dow and the S&P 500 were higher on Friday, underpinned by expectations of an interest rate cut in September, while UnitedHealth surged after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in the health insurer.