Futures higher as oil prices offer some respite

* Oil prices, which have dictated the market's direction this year, were up nearly 5 percent after the United Arab Emirates' energy minister said OPEC was willing to talk about cutting production. * Other safe havens such as gold and treasuries have also been snapped up by investors spooked by slowing global growth and the relentless pressure of commodity prices. * Financial stocks, led by banks, dragged Wall Street lower on Thursday, on mounting concerns that interest rates would be pressured b