Wall Street Set to Open Higher Wednesday as Investors Dissect Mixed Jobs Report, Look Ahead to Thursday's Inflation Data

08:53 AM EST, 12/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US stocks look set to open higher in Wednesday's trading session as investors parse Tuesday's mixed jobs reports, and look ahead to the inflation reading for November on Thursday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were gaining 0.21%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.18%, and Nasdaq futures were rising 0.18%.

New York Fed President John Williams is due to speak at 9:05 am ET, followed by weekly crude oil stocks inventories at 10:30 am ET, and an appearance by Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic at 12:30 pm ET.

Oil prices were surging ahead of the release of weekly crude oil inventories later Wednesday, with front-month global benchmarks Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate crude rising 1.73% and 1.81% respectively.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.26%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.92%, and China's Shanghai Composite advanced 1.19%. Meanwhile in Europe's early afternoon session, the UK's FTSE 100 was surging 1.49%, while Germany's DAX was off 0.1%, and France's CAC was off 0.3%.

In equities, DBV Technologies (DBVT) shares were up 37% in recent Wednesday premarket activity, after the company said overnight its phase 3 trial for its Viaskin peanut patch to treat peanut allergic children aged four to seven years met its primary endpoint.

Shares of Aditxt (ADTX) jumped 31% after 1.4% loss on Tuesday.

Stock in Udemy (UDMY) advanced 28% after it said Wednesday that it will merge with Coursera in an all-stock transaction.

Hut 8's (HUT) stock was up 20%, after the company said it is collaborating with Anthropic and Fluidstack to accelerate the launch of hyperscale AI infrastructure in the US.

And shares of Autozi Internet Technology (AZI) were rising 14% after it reported Wednesday that CDIB Capital International plans to invest approximately $300 million in the company.

On the losing side, shares of The Children's Place (PLCE) plunged 34% after it reported after hours Tuesday that its fiscal Q3 earnings swung to a loss.

Shares of Spire Global (SPIR) tumbled 22% after it reported Q3 earnings that missed analysts forecasts.

Kyverna Therapeutics' (KYTX) shares were down 18% following the launch of a $100 million offering of common shares. The company said late Monday it plans to grant a 30-day overallotment option to the underwriters to acquire up to an additional $15 million of the shares.

Shares of AMC Robotics (AMCI) were down more than 18%.

And shares of Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (WOR) dropped nearly 10% after it reported Q2 fiscal adjusted earnings after trading hours Tuesday that missed analyst forecasts, and said it agreed to buy LSI for $205 million.

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