Stock futures pare gains as US weekly jobless claims top 6 million

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U.S. stocks index futures gave up early gains on Thursday after the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits topped a whopping ...

U.S. stocks index futures gave up early gains on Thursday after the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits topped a whopping 6 million as more jurisdictions enforced stay-at-home measures to curb the coronavirus.

FILE PHOTO: NYSE-AMEX Options floor traders from TradeMas Inc. work in an off-site trading office built when the New York Stock Exchange closed, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidREUTERS: U.S.

At 8:40 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 129 points, or 0.62per cent. S&P 500 e-minis were up 16.5 points, or 0.67per cent and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 42 points, or 0.56per cent.

 

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