Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023.
All eyes will be squarely on the July U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, due at 8:30 a.m.
ET, with a Reuters poll of economists estimating payrolls increased by 200,000 jobs last month, after having risen 209,000 in June, showing labor market conditions remain tight.
"Today's NFP data would be important for setting the market tone for the coming weeks," Jefferies strategist Mohit Kumar said.
ET, Dow e-minis were up 10 points, or 0.03%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 8.5 points, or 0.19%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 44.25 points, or 0.29%.
Persons:
Brendan McDermid, Amazon's, nonfarm, Jefferies, Mohit Kumar, Stocks, DraftKings, Shubham Batra, Bansari, Savio D'Souza, Shounak
Organizations:
New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Apple Futures, Dow, Nasdaq, Amazon.com, Microsoft, Labor Department, Fitch, AAA, Dow e, Horizon Therapeutics, Sports, Thomson
Locations:
New York City, U.S, States, Bengaluru