Dow futures tick higher ahead of nonfarm payrolls By Investing.com


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By Oliver Gray 

Investing.com – U.S. stock futures were trading slightly higher during Thursday’s evening trade, after major benchmark averages finished lower as stronger than anticipated data boosted expectations of higher interest rates, while traders brace for nonfarm payrolls set for release later in Friday’s session.

By 6:30pm ET (11:30pm GMT) were 0.1% higher, while and were up 0.2% apiece.

Ahead in Friday’s session, market participants will be closely monitoring fresh and data, as well as and ISM’s .

During Thursday’s regular session, the fell 339.69 points, or 1%to 32,930.1, the declined 44.9 points or 1.2% to 3,808.1 while the fell 153.5 points or 1.5% to 10,305.2

On the bond markets, rates were at 3.72%.

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