U.S. stocks were poised to open sharply lower on Friday, after the March payroll report came in below expectations. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YMM8, -0.69% fell 214 points, 0.9%, to 24,253. S&P 500 futures ESM8, -0.54% dropped 20 points, or 0.7%, to 2,641.75. Nasdaq-100 futures NQM8, -0.57% fell 60 points, or 0.9%, to 6,542. The March nonfarm-payrolls report showed 103,000 jobs added in the month, compared with the 185,000 that had been expected. The report may be taken as a positive by investors, if it results in the Federal Reserve being less aggressive in raising interest rates. Futures had already been in sharply negative territory, a day after President Donald Trump said he was considering tariffs on another $100 billion in Chinese goods, which would triple the amount of imports facing levies. The statement was the latest indication that trade-related tensions between the two countries were escalating. Investors are worried that a full-on trade war could erupt, the economic impact of which could be severe.