Private-sector hiring in the US has cooled in late May. The NER Pulse, which is the weekly companion to the ADP National Employment Report, shows that companies added an average of 29K jobs per week in the four weeks ending May 23.
Dow Jones futures advance 0.22% above 50,900, while S&P 500 futures fall 0.28% to near 7,550. And Nasdaq 100 futures plunge 0.5%, trading near 30,480 during the European hours on Thursday, ahead of the US regular opening.
Sky News Arabia, citing a Lebanese source, commented on the lack of progress in the current round of negotiations between the two sides in Washington.