Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as oil surges and Wall Street weighs jobs data signals
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-17 07:51

US stock futures rose on Wednesday, poised to backtrack on a string of recent slumps as investors continued to debate what the latest jobs data means for Federal Reserve policy and the health of the US economy. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) nudged up 0.1%, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) added 0.2%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) also moved up 0.2%, after US stocks finished mixed in Tuesday's session.  Also in focus, oil jumped over 2% after President Trump ordered a block ...