U.S. stock futures ticked higher ahead of fresh jobless figures and gross-domestic-product data.
S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures strengthened 0.3%. Nasdaq-100 futures added 0.5%. Changes in equity futures don’t necessarily predict moves after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 shed 0.3% in morning trade. The consumer-staples and consumer-discretionary sectors led the losses while the information-technology sector rose.
Compass Group added 2.2% for a two-day run of gains.
British American Tobacco declined 2.1% for a two-session losing streak and Carnival slipped 3.2%.
