Weekly initial jobless claims totaled 241,000 (Briefing.com consensus 225,000) and continuing claims came in at 1.916 million.
The S&P 500 futures are up 52 points and are trading 1.2% below fair value, the Nasdaq 100 futures are up 301 points and are trading 1.8% below fair value, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 221points and are trading 0.8% above fair value.