Stock index futures signal higher Wall Street open

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday after losses in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.3 to 0.4 percent. U.S. employment probably only inched up in July as the economy struggled to regain momentum, strengthening expectations of additional monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve. Non-farm payrolls likely rose 100,000 last month, according to a Reuters survey, after gaining 80,000 in June. The Institute for Supply Management releases its July non-manufacturing index at 1400 GMT. …

Stock index futures signal higher Wall Street open Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday after losses in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.3 to 0.4 percent. U.S. employment probably only inched up in July as the [...]