US Stock Futures Drop Ahead Of Jobless Claims Report

US stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade, ahead of jobless claims data. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 47 points to 17,011.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 5.40 points to 1,989.60. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index dropped 8.50 points to 4,084.50.

European markets were mixed today, with the Spanish Ibex Index dropping 0.20%, STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 0.18%. German DAX 30 index rose 0.18%, French CAC 40 Index fell 0.05% and London's FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.17%. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.76%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dipped 0.17%, China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.29% and India's BSE Sensex dropped 0.23%. China's consumer price index climbed 2% y/y in August, while the producer price index dropped 1.2% y/y in August. Australia's unemployment rate fell to 6.1% in August, versus 6.4% in July.

Analysts at Baird upgraded Vera Bradley

from Neutral to Outperform. The target price for Vera Bradley has been raised from $26 to $28. Vera Bradley's shares closed at $22.74 yesterday.