India, Feb. 6 -- The weekly jobless claims might be the highlight on Thursday. Asian shares were mostly higher at the close, while European shares are trading positive.
Initial trends on the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly higher.
As of 7.40 am ET, the Dow futures were gaining 63.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 7.75 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were tumbling 14.25 points.
The U.S. major averages reached new highs on Wednesday. The Dow advanced 317.24 points or 0.7 percent to 44,873.28, the S&P 500 climbed 23.60 points or 0.4 percent to 6,061.48 and the Nasdaq rose 38.31 points or 0.2 percent to 19,692.33.
On the economic front, the Jobless Claims for the week will be issued at 8.30 am ET. T...