Stock market news live updates: Stocks listless after unexpected jump in jobless claims
- Date: 22-Jul-2021
- Source: Yahoo News
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
Stock market news live updates: Stocks listless after unexpected jump in jobless claims
Stock futures rose on Thursday, with investors looking to earnings and data for impetus to extend a 2-day rally that wiped out losses sustained during the worst trading day of 2021.
Sentiment took a hit after an unexpected jump in jobless claims, which last week set a fresh pandemic-era low. New unemployment filings jumped to 419,000 in the latest week, well above consensus estimates of 360,000.