Stock futures point to minor gains at the open of today’s trading session
At 9:18AM, April 23, 2020, ET time the stock futures are as follows:
S&P Futures: 2,803.00,+14.50(+0.52%)
Dow Futures: 23,412.00,+56.00(+0.24%)
Nasdaq Futures: 8,684.50,+46.50(+0.54%)
Russell 2000 Futures: 1,203.30,+8.40(+0.70%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
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“For the week ending April 18, another 4.427 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits. Economists were expecting 4.5 million initial jobless claims to be filed for the week. The prior week’s figure was revised lower to 5.237 million from the previously reported 5.245 million. Over the past five weeks, more than 26 million Americans have filed unemployment insurance claims.”