Futures rise as oil prices cling on to gains

By Abhiram Nandakumar(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as oil prices held on to gains, a day after the European Central Bank announced a new stimulus program.
U.S. crude rose more than 2 percent, after the International Energy Agency said oil prices might have bottomed as output in the United States and other non-OPEC countries was beginning to fall quickly. [O/R]
The S&P 500 is down 2.7 percent for the year, recovering from a steep selloff at the start of the year th