ADP Reports Comes In Better Than Expected

The ADP employment report was just released and it came in better than expected, and stock market futures are slightly higher. The ADP report showed employment rose by 43,000 in the month of October, versus the 20,000 economists were expecting. At last check, futures were slightly higher on back of stronger employment data. Dow futures were up 15 points, NASDAQ futures were up 2 points and S&P 500 futures were better by 1.3 points.