US Stock Futures Up Ahead Of Jobs Report

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting economic data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 155 points to 15,071.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 16.70 points to 1,625.80. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 32.50 points to 2,969.00. US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging 0.38% to 14,988.55, the S&P 500 index rising 0.08% to 1,615.41 and the Nasdaq 100 index gaining 0.30% to 3,443.67. Data on nonfarm payrolls for June will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while money supply data will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET. Spherix

announced the resignation of its CFO Robert Clayton. TransDigm Group

reported that its board declared a special dividend of $22 per share. European markets were mixed today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.12%, London's FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.59%, French CAC 40 Index declined 0.24% and German DAX 30 index fell 0.02%. Asian markets ended higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rising 2.08%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.05% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 surged 0.95%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.89% and India's Sensex climbed 0.36%.