Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 26, 2026. <\/p>\n
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U.S. stock futures were little changed Thursday as investors awaited key employment data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s decision-making on monetary policy.<\/p>\n
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures<\/a> added 90 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures<\/a> traded just below the flatline, while Nasdaq-100 futures<\/a> were around 0.4% lower. <\/p>\n The June jobs report is set for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect 115,000 jobs were added last month. That, however, would be a decline from the 172,000 jobs created in May. The unemployment rate is forecast to have stayed at 4.3%.<\/p>\n The data comes after the major U.S. averages ended Wednesday’s session lower, as investors pared positions in chipmakers. While the decline in the chip sector weighed on the broader market, Ned Davis Research strategist Rob Anderson thinks the rotation out of semiconductors is healthy. <\/p>\n “One of the characteristics of the bull market has been rotation. The attribute has been on full display in 2026,” he wrote. “A passing of the baton to a non-commodity cyclical sector would be\u00a0further evidence that the stock market is entering the second half of the year in a position of strength\u00a0and that the bull market can continue deep into the second half of the year.”<\/p>\n In Asian markets, south Korea’s Kospi<\/a> led losses, falling 7.89% to end the session at 7,648.09, its lowest close since June 8. The small-cap Kosdaq dropped 6.74% to 866.72. Index heavyweight Samsung<\/a> fell 9.06% to 286,000 while SK Hynix<\/a> plunged 14.57% to 2,187,000.<\/p>\n