Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May’s jobs report

Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May’s jobs report

Stock futures rose Thursday evening as investors focus their attention on more jobs data due out Friday morning. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up about 30 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both higher by 0.1%. In regular trading Thursday, all three major indexes snapped two-day losing streaks, putting them on pace for a winning week. The Dow added 435.05 points, or 1.3%. The S&P 500 gained 1.8% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.7%. Thursday's gains pushed the major averages into the green for the week. The S&P 500 is up 0.5% and headed for a second positive week in a row. Trading was choppy at the start of trading Thursday with investors divided on recession calls and if the Federal Reserve may be positioned to take a break from its interest rate hikes. Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard on Thursday told CNBC it's  anytime soon and that it's "got a lot of work to do to get inflation down to our 2% target." Investors were also digesting employment data released by ADP in the morning, which showed the  of the pandemic-era recovery. But stocks rallied into the close, finishing near