US Stock Futures: Sideways-to-Lower as Major Players Move to Sidelines Ahead of Friday’s NFP Report

US Stock Futures: Sideways-to-Lower as Major Players Move to Sidelines Ahead of Friday’s NFP Report

The major U.S. stock Indexes are trading flat-to-lower in Monday’s pre-market session as investors continued to assess the impact of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday, while preparing for the final trading days of August and next Friday’s U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report.

At 0:34 GMT, September E-mini S&P 500 Index futures are trading 4503.75, up 1.75 or +0.04%. September E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are at 35376, down 27 or -0.08% and September E-mini NASDAQ-100 Index futures are trading 15431.00, up 4.50 or +0.03%.