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Jobless Claims, Home Sales Data in Focus as US Equity Futures Gain Pre-Bell

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 02/12/26 08:25 AM EST

08:25 AM EST, 02/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were cautiously higher pre-bell Thursday ahead of data on jobless claims and home sales.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were also 0.3% higher.

Data released Wednesday showed that the US economy added more jobs than expected in January, while the unemployment rate fell versus analysts' forecasts for no change.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.3% at $69.16 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.2% lower at $64.51 per barrel.

The weekly jobless claims bulletin, scheduled for release at 8:30 am ET, is expected to show new unemployment claims of 223,000 in the week ended Feb. 7 versus 231,000 in the preceding week, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

The existing home sales report, due at 10 am ET, is seen falling to a 4.15 million annual rate in January from 4.35 million previously.

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