The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

Some of the major companies slated to report before the opening bell include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Travelers, GE Aerospace and PepsiCo.

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Stock futures were trending higher roughly 30 minutes before the opening bell, as investors reacted to a batch of strong economic data released earlier on Thursday. S&P 500 futures were up by 13 points,

Overnight in the Asia-Pacific region, Australian stocks reached a record high after rising unemployment figures fueled bets of a rate cut from the country's central bank. Investors in the region were also reacting to a cooling inflation print out of Japan.

U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night following a winning session for the major averages, as investors await big bank earnings and a key inflation reading. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 47 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.08% and 0.05%, respectively.

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday after the release of weekly jobless-claims data, as well as an advance reading on retail sales. The retail-sales reading showed growth of 0.6% in June,

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Tesla stock fell slightly early Thursday as investors waited to hear from CEO Elon Musk.Shares of the electric-vehicle maker were down 0.3% at $320.85, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.