09:05 AM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were flat before Thursday's opening bell as traders digested the August consumer inflation report.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.1% higher.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 1.3% at $66.60 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 1.4% lower at $62.74 per barrel.

The Consumer Price Index, released at 8:30 am ET, came in at a 0.4% gain for August following a 0.2% uptick previously, compared with estimates compiled by Bloomberg for a 0.3% gain. New unemployment claims rose to 263,000 in the week ended Sept. 6 from 236,000 in the preceding week, compared with estimates for 235,000.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 1.2% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.4% lower, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 1.7% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.5%, and Germany's DAX index was 0.2% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, Opendoor Technologies ( OPEN ) stock was up 32% after the company said overnight it hired Shopify ( SHOP ) Chief Operating Officer Kaz Nejatian as its new chief executive.

On the losing side, Avidity Biosciences ( RNA ) shares were 20% lower after the company said late Wednesday it plans a $500 million public offering of common shares.