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New York - US stock index futures climbed on Friday after a one-day pullback as investors were reassured by a reform pledge by Greece to its EU creditors that could help avert a cash crunch.

* The benchmark S&P 500 index is on pace for its first weekly gain after three weeks of losses.

* US stocks fell on Thursday as a stronger dollar weighed on oil and other commodity prices, sending energy and materials sectors lower, a day after Federal Reserve statements appeared to be more dovish than expected even as it opened the door for a Fed funds rate hike as soon as in June.

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Rand - Dollar
19.07
+0.5%
Rand - Pound
23.59
+1.0%
Rand - Euro
20.32
+0.3%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.25
+0.4%
Rand - Yen
0.12
+0.4%
Platinum
941.70
-0.9%
Palladium
1,022.50
-0.7%
Gold
2,394.95
+0.7%
Silver
28.74
+1.8%
Brent-ruolie
87.11
-0.2%
Top 40
67,314
+0.2%
All Share
73,364
+0.1%
Resource 10
63,285
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Industrial 25
98,701
+0.3%
Financial 15
15,499
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