S&P 500 futures rose slightly Thursday, as investors weighed recession risk following the latest meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials inched up four points at 33,817.
Futures for the much-broader index gained 4.25 points, or 0.1%, to 4,123.25.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite picked up 35 points, or 0.3%, to 12,987.25.
Investors will now turn their attention to wholesale inflation data, with the producer price index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics due out at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Weekly jobless claims are also due at that time. Wall Street is also eyeing the beginning of major corporate earnings on Friday, with commercial banks including JPMorgan and Citigroup as well as firms like BlackRock reporting.
Shares of Delta Air Lines soared nearly 5% in the pre-market after the airline forecast revenue growth and profits for the second quarter that topped analysts estimates.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.3% Thursday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng inched up 0.2%.
Oil prices slid 45 cents to $82.81 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices jumped $15.90 to $2,040.80 U.S. an ounce.