Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were lower Thursday ahead of a batch of data on the jobs market and the services sector.
The Dow futures was off 0.32% at 7:30 ET. TheDJI closed off 0.01% overnight.
The S&P 500 futures fell 0.40%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.78%.
The minutes of the June FOMC meeting endorsed the idea of another rate hike this year.
But there was a lack of consensus of the timing of the start of balance sheet tapering.
There were also doubts about inflation despite a tightening labor market.
ADP nonfarm payroll data and initial jobless claims data are due out before the opening bell.
The ISM non-manufacturing PMI is scheduled for release after the market opens.
The dollar index dipped below the 96 mark.
Oil rebounded from sharp losses after API reported a big draw in U.S. crude stocks. EIA inventories ahead.
(NASDAQ:Tesla) extended sharp losses overnight in pre-market trade after a Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) downgrade.