Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were higher Thursday after Wall Street notched its fourth straight day of gains.
Futures for the 30-stock index sprang up 192 points, or 0.6%, to 35,148.
Futures for the S&P 500 acquired 14 points, or 0.3%, to 4,538.75.
Futures for the NASDAQ grew 32 points, or 0.2%, to 15,533.25.
Traders also digested a Salesforce earnings beat. Shares advanced more than 5% in premarket trading after the software company announced fiscal second-quarter results and third-quarter guidance Wednesday that exceeded analysts' expectations.
Wholesale inflation increased 0.2% month-over-month in July and 4.2% year-over-year, matching estimates from economists polled by Dow Jones. The personal consumption expenditures data is an inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed. Economists also forecast a year-over-year rise of 4.2% last month, up slightly from a 4.1% increase the previous month.
Investors are coming off a positive session, with the S&P 500 ending Wednesday 0.4% higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 37.57 points, or 0.11%. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.54%. It was the fourth winning day in a row for the three major averages.
These gains helped the major indexes trim their monthly losses. The Dow and S&P 500 are each lower by more than 1% in August, while the NASDAQ is off by over 2%.
Investors digested weaker-than-expected payrolls data and annual gross domestic product growth forecast that nevertheless suggested the Federal Reserve could soon be done hiking rates, boosting equities.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index grew 0.9% Thursday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng fell 0.6%
Oil prices surged 73 cents to $82.36 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices took on 80 cents to $1,973.80 U.S. an ounce.