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U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade.
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The Challenger job-cut report for February is schedule for release at 7:30 a.m. ET. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week and nonfarm productivity for the fourth quarter will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Member of the Board of Governors Lael Brainard is set to speak in Princeton, NJ at 12:15 p.m. ET.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 83 points to 25,583, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell 6.5 points to 2,765.00. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index declined 18 points to 7,093.25.
Oil prices traded higher as Brent crude futures rose 1.3 percent to trade at $66.85 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures rose 1.1 percent to trade at $56.83 a barrel. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is schedule for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.1 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.5 percent and German DAX 30 index declined 0.5 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading lower by 0.5 percent, while French CAC 40 Index slipped 0.4 percent.
In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.65 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 0.89 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index surged 0.14 percent and India’s BSE Sensex rose 0.24 percent.
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Abercrombie & Fitch shares rose 0.2 percent to $25.75 in pre-market trading.
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Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.