U.S. stock index futures were little changed during early trading Friday as Wall Street awaits the September jobs report.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gained 25 points, or 0.1%, to 34,663.

Futures for the S&P 500 took on five points, or 0.1%, to 4,395.

Futures for the NASDAQ Composite Index grabbed 22.25 points, or 0.2%, to 14,903.50.

All eyes are on Friday’s jobs report, which will be key as the Federal Reserve prepares to slow its $120 billion-per-month bond-buying program.

Economists are expecting the economy to have added 500,000 jobs in September, according to estimates from Dow Jones. In August, just 235,000 jobs were added, significantly below the consensus estimate of 720,000.

Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 hiked 1.3% Friday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng forged out a gain of 0.6%.

Oil prices gained 53 cents to $78.83 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices hiked $6.40 to $1,705.60 U.S. a pound.