US futures extend gains after July nonfarm payrolls data
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Aug 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July, dampening expectations of an interest-rate hike in September.
A Labor Department report showed nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 in the month before, far below the 80,000 job additions that economists polled by Reuters were expecting.
Unemployment stood at 4.1% in July, easing from 4.2% in June. Average earnings on an annual basis rose 3.2% in July, compared with the 3.5% economists were expecting.
At 9:33 a.m. ET, U.S. S&P 500 E-minis were up 26 points, or 0.34%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 225.5 points, or 0.76%, Dow E-minis were up 97 points, or 0.18%.
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
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