US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Futures turn positive after jobs data

Reuters
2025.12.16 13:34
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U.S. stock index futures turned positive after a Labor Department report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 64,000 in November, surpassing the estimated 50,000 rise. The unemployment rate was 4.6%, slightly above the 4.4% estimate. Year-on-year average earnings were 3.5%, just below the 3.6% estimate. Retail sales for October were flat, missing the 0.1% increase estimate. At 08:31 a.m., Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis showed slight gains.