US Stock Futures Edge Higher Ahead Of Jobless Claims, Retail Sales Data

Pre-open movers US stock futures traded slightly higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of economic data. Data on weekly jobless claims, retail sales for May and import price index for May will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data on business inventories for April will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 8 points to 16,863.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 0.80 points to 1,944.70. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 1.25 points to 3,799.50. A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.22%, STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 0.18%. German DAX 30 index rose 0.08%, French CAC 40 Index gained 0.21% and London's FTSE 100 Index gained 0.12%. French consumer prices remained unchanged in May versus April. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.64%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.35%, China's Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.16% and India's BSE Sensex rose 0.4%. Broker Recommendation Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ from “sell” to “neutral.” The target price for Hewlett-Packard has been raised from $25 to $32. Hewlett-Packard's shares closed at $33.25 yesterday. Breaking news

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