Wall Street is for gains on Thursday, with stock futures higher as investors looked at a possible rate cut from the European Central Bank, and waited for weekly jobless claims and trade data.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 75 points, or 0.5%, to 15,443, while those for the S&P 500 index gained 9.8 points, or 0.5%, to 1,753.80. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index rose 20 points, or 0.6%, to 3,465.50.
In addition, weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Economists predict the number seeking unemployment benefits will fall to 337,000 in the last week of January, from a one-and-a-half-month high of 348,000 in the prior week.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 75 points, or 0.5%, to 15,443, while those for the S&P 500 index gained 9.8 points, or 0.5%, to 1,753.80. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index rose 20 points, or 0.6%, to 3,465.50.
In addition, weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Economists predict the number seeking unemployment benefits will fall to 337,000 in the last week of January, from a one-and-a-half-month high of 348,000 in the prior week.