US futures point to gain for the week

Trader Peter Mancuso, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. A batch of worrying economic figures tugged stock markets slightly lower Thursday. Measures of manufacturing and business activity in both China and Europe slumped. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trader Peter Mancuso, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. A batch of worrying economic figures tugged stock markets slightly lower Thursday. Measures of manufacturing and business activity in both China and Europe slumped. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(AP) ? U.S. stock futures rebounded Friday after several volatile days of trading and appear headed into positive territory for the week.

Dow Jones industrial futures rose 50 points to 13,565. The broader S&P futures tacked on 4.2 points to 1,458. Nasdaq futures rose 10.75 points to 2,864.

The leaders of two economically troubled European nations vowed to do all that is necessary to preserve the 17-nation monetary union.

Italy's Premier Mario Monti met Friday with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on the sidelines of a political conference in Rome. The two leaders reiterated their conviction of "the absolute need to safeguard the integrity of the eurozone."

The fear has been that Greece, after recent elections, would refuse to pay off its international debts, essentially breaking up the monetary union.

In the U.S., Darden Restaurants, owner of the Olive Garden and Red Lobster chains, posted a 4 percent profit increase for its fiscal first quarter. That topped most expectations on Wall Street and shares rose more than 4 percent in premarket trading.

Associated Press

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