NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - U.S. markets could be poised to close out a second straight losing week Friday, but early indications point to a strong opening that could at least mitigate some of the declines.

At 8:25 a.m. ET, futures pointed to a solidly higher open for the major indexes.

The Dow Jones industrial average enters the final day of the trading week down by more than 149 points after a 0.7 percent decline Thursday that followed a new wave of bombings in Turkey, so it would take about a 1.5 percent rally to move into positive territory.

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The road's a little tougher for the Nasdaq composite index; it's more than 48 points lower for the week after a 0.9 percent retreat Thursday, meaning it would need about 2.5 percent to climb into the black (see chart for details).

Asian-Pacific stocks ended mostly lower, with Tokyo's Nikkei index down 0.1 percent. European markets were little changed in morning trading. (Check the latest on world markets)

Among U.S. stocks trading in Europe, Walt Disney (DIS: Research, Estimates) was unchanged. The media company reported much better than expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, aided by the summer success of the films "Finding Nemo" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

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Treasury prices edged lower in early trading, sending the 10-year note yield up to 4.16 percent from 4.15 percent late Thursday. The dollar slipped against the yen, but was slightly stronger versus the euro.

Brent oil futures gained 27 cents to $29.83 a barrel in London, where gold was slightly higher in early trading.