US Stock Futures Continue to Rise Ahead of Wall Street Open

Futures contracts linked to the major US stock indexes rose moderately in Thursday morning trading as Wall Street appeared to be improving in a mixed week. Waiting for the US labor market data, which is considered the latest and most prominent in the US market this week.

At 9:31 AM GMT, Dow futures were up about 85 points, or 0.25%, and S&P 500 futures were up about 11 points, or 0.3% on the day. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index futures rose 0.17%, or just 25 points, before the opening of trading on Wall Street.