08:06 AM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Thursday as investors cautiously focused on a surge of earnings reports and weekly economic numbers.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up less than 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures declined 0.2% and Nasdaq futures fell 0.5%.

Oil prices edged up following days of declines, with the front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent up 0.4% to $79.28 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude up 0.3% to $75.69 per barrel.

Traders are focusing on the weekly jobless claims data to be released at 8:30 am ET, as well as weekly updates on natural gas production, petroleum reserves, and the Federal Reserve balance sheet scheduled later in the day.

Among the big companies reporting earnings on Thursday are GE Aerospace (GE), railway giant Union Pacific (UNP) and CSX (CSX), and copper producer Freeport McMoran (FCX), among others.