Stocks Rise Pre-Bell Ahead of Key Jobs Report

07:33 AM EST, 02/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US stock futures were trending higher on Wednesday as traders awaited key employment data for last month.

The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in premarket activity, while the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2% each. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended the previous trading session in the red after advancing for two consecutive days, while the Dow managed to post another record high.

The nonfarm payrolls report for January is due at 8:30 am ET.

Official data are likely to show that the US economy added 65,000 jobs last month, compared with a 50,000 gain reported for December, according to a Bloomberg poll. The report was delayed from its original release date due to the partial government shutdown that ended last week.

Markets are closely watching January's employment report for evidence of labor market stabilization.

Wednesday's economic calendar also has the weekly mortgage applications bulletin at 7 am and speeches from a number of Federal Reserve officials, including Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman.

Several companies are lined up to report quarterly results on Wednesday, including McDonald's (MCD), T-Mobile US (TMUS) , Kraft Heinz (KHC) , Humana (HUM) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) .

Charles Schwab (SCHW) slipped 0.8% before the bell after closing the previous trading session down 7.4%. Wealth management startup Altruist launched a new AI-powered tax tool, sparking concerns about the business model of traditional financial firms, Reuters reported.

Cloudflare (NET) spiked 14% in premarket trade as the company late Tuesday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and a strong revenue outlook.

Aerospace manufacturer BETA Technologies (BETA) rose 16% after Amazon (AMZN) disclosed a stake in the company.

Mattel (MAT) and Robinhood Markets (HOOD) fell 29% and 7%, respectively, following their quarterly results.

Treasury yields were down in premarket action, with the two-year rate retreating 0.8 basis points to 3.45% and the 10-year rate off 1.4 basis points to 4.13%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil ticked up 1.6% to $65 a barrel before the opening bell. The weekly EIA domestic petroleum inventories report posts at 10:30 am.

Gold rose 2% to $5,130 per troy ounce.

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