Key Facts

Oil is the opening theme after Brent jumped 2.12% to US$89.70 on Thursday, a tailwind for Petrobras and Ecopetrol before the bell.

Wall Street set a friendly tone with the S&P 500 up 0.72% to 7,731 and the Nasdaq up 1.57% in the prior session.

The region split on Thursday as Chile and Brazil rose while Mexico, Colombia and Argentina slipped.

Brazil’s data morning looms with IGP-M inflation, gross debt figures, bank lending and producer prices all due on Friday.