+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

Futures are doing nothing ahead of the jobs report

Jun 3, 2016, 17:32 IST

Investing.com

US stock futures were almost flat on Friday ahead of the release of the May jobs report.

Advertisement

Near 7:44 a.m. ET, Dow futures were up 19 points (0.11%), while S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were virtually unchanged.

Stocks closed at the highest level since November on Thursday with the Dow closing up 48 points and the S&P 500 finishing at 2,105.3.

Economists forecast that the US economy added 160,000 nonfarm payrolls in May, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.9% from 5%.

As markets sit tight for the next move from the Federal Reserve, this jobs report will be one of the key things they parse for clues on the next big policy step.

Advertisement

There are other data on deck aside from the jobs report. At 9:45 a.m. ET, Markit's final services PMI for May will be released, followed by ISM's non-manufacturing composite at 10 a.m. Factory orders will also cross at 10.

Treasuries were higher, with the yield on the 10-year note down one basis point to 1.796%. Gold gained an ounce, or 0.12% to $1,214.05.

NOW WATCH: These are America's 2 most hated fast-food restaurants

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
You are subscribed to notifications!
Looks like you've blocked notifications!
Next Article