U.S. stock futures were modestly higher early in European trading, with the focus on monthly jobs data for May later. Stocks on Wall Street fell Thursday, with Tesla a major drag amid the intensifying war of words between President Trump and Elon Musk.

S&P 500 futures moved lower on Thursday evening ahead of a key jobs report that is expected to shed light on the health of the U.S. economy. S&P 500 futures ticked down 0.2%. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed, while Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.4%.

U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of the key monthly jobs report. The May jobs report is due before the bell. Economists, on average, expect 130,000 new jobs created and a 4.2% unemployment rate. At 6 a.