US Stock Futures Slightly Lower Ahead Of Jobs Data

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, as investors are awaiting nonfarm payrolls data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 13 points to 15,023.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 0.80 points to 1,621.90. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 1 point to 2,948.50. US stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging 0.53% to 15,040.62, the S&P 500 index rising 0.85% to 1,622.56 and the Nasdaq 100 index gaining 0.66% to 3,424.05. Data on nonfarm payroll employment for May will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while consumer credit data for April will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET. Quiksilver ZQK reported a surprise loss in the second quarter. Gap GPS reported an 11% rise in its May sales. Vail Resorts MTN posted its FQ3 profit at $97.6 million, or $2.66 per share, versus $79.5 million, or $2.17 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue rose 12% to $470 million. JinkoSolar Holding Co JKS is projected to report a Q1 loss at $1.66 per share on revenue of $168.25 million. Christopher & Banks CBK is expected to report a Q1 loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $105.31 million. European markets were mostly flat today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.02%, London's FTSE 100 index gained 0.07%, French CAC 40 Index gained 0.01% and German DAX 30 index fell 0.17%. Asian markets ended lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average falling 0.21%, China's Shanghai Composite declining 1.39% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index dropping 0.89%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.21% and India's Sensex dropped 0.37%.