* Indexes up: Dow 1.36 pct, S&P 0.82 pct, Nasdaq 0.38 pct (Updates to early afternoon)
* Indexes up: Dow 1.20 pct, S&P 0.69 pct, Nasdaq 0.23 pct (Changes comment, updates prices)
* Indexes up: Dow 1.08 pct, S&P 0.81 pct, Nasdaq 0.29 pct (Updates to open)
* Futures up: Dow 0.20 pct, S&P 0.22 pct, Nasdaq 0.24 pct (Adds comments, background, updates prices)
Feb 15 U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday as U.S.-China trade talks showed signs of progress, but worries of a slowdown in the world's largest economy following a bleak retail data from a day before kept a check on gains. Chinese President Xi Jinping told top U.S. trade negotiators on Friday that trade talks this week made important progress and that efforts would continue in Washington next week to resolve the bruising trade war.
* Coca-Cola drops on weak forecast, weighs on consumer staples
* Coca-Cola drops on weak forecast, weighs on consumer staples
* Indexes drop: Dow 0.76 pct, S&P 0.65 pct, Nasdaq 0.44 pct (Updates to open)
* Futures dip: Dow 0.05 pct, S&P 0.12 pct, Nasdaq 0.06 pct (Adds comment, updates prices)
Feb 14 U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, fueled by expectations of a breakthrough in the trade talks between the United States and China.
India rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday at a time when it is trying to build diplomatic support against Pakistan following a militant attack in the disputed region of Kashmir.