U.S. stock index futures extended losses on Thursday following weaker-than-expected jobless claims data from last week, underscoring concerns that interest rates could stay elevated for longer than expected.
A Labor Department report showed the number of Americans filing for unemployment claims stood at 216,000 for the week ended Sept. 2, compared with estimates of 234,000 claims.
At 8:32 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 69 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 27.5 points, or 0.62%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 168 points, or 1.09%.
(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
