US Stock Futures Suggest Higher Open; Data On Payrolls, Factory Orders And Comments From Federal Reserve Officials Could Influence Markets

Following three days of mostly upward movement on the bourses, stocks look set to reach up further while data on payrolls and factory orders should hold investors' attention, which will also be trained on comments from Federal Reserve officials scheduled to speak during the day. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.16 percent while futures on the S&P 500 were up 0.13 percent and those on the Nasdaq were up 0.23 percent. On Tuesday, the Dow rose 0.46 percent while the S&P 500 cli...