Jobs Report, Tech Calm Lifts Wall Street Pre-Bell; Asia, Europe Up

06:21 AM EST, 02/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Thursday after the Wednesday national jobs report suggested a US economy still expanding, and as tech shares regained footing after recent wobbles.

In the futures, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq inclined 0.2% and the Dow Jones was up 0.3%.

Asian exchanges traded mostly higher overnight, led by a 3.1% rise and fresh record zenith on Seoul's KOSPI index. European bourses tracked moderately higher midday on the continent.

Micron Technology (MU) rose 3.3% pre-bell, padding a 9.9% surge on Wednesday, after CFO Mark Murphy said the semiconductor-manufacturer has started shipments of its advanced HBM4 chips ahead of schedule, and has sold out production through 2026.

Brookfield (BN), Zoetis (ZN) and Entergy (ETR) plan to report earnings pre-bell, among others.

On the economic calendar is the weekly jobless claims bulletin at 8:30 am ET, followed by the January existing home sales report at 10 am.

The weekly EIA natural gas release posts at 10:30 am.

Federal Reserve Dallas President Lorie Logan, and Governor Stephen Miran are slated to speak on Thursday.

In premarket action, Bitcoin traded at $67,615 West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded lower at $64.21, and 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.17%. Spot gold traded for $5,065 an ounce.

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