LONDON: U.S. stocks were poised to rebound on Thursday, with futures pointing higher ahead of another earnings-heavy trading session and with a reading on jobless claims ahead.
Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index NQU5, +0.17% rose 9 points, or 0.2%, to 4,626, indicating the index will be on track to break a two-day losing run. The tech-heavy index slumped on Wednesday as Apple Inc. AAPL, -4.23% its heaviest-weighted stock, slid 4.2% after a disappointing outlook.
The wider selloff in tech shares also hit sentiment in the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.24% and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.38% which both ended lower for a second straight day.
On Thursday, both benchmarks looked set to open higher, with futures for the Dow average YMU5, +0.04% up 12 points, or 0.1%, to 17,797, while those for the S&P 500 ESU5, +0.08% added 1.85 points, or 0.1%, to 2,109.75.
