09:03 AM EST, 02/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were up before Thursday's opening bell as traders digest jobless claims data and awaited the home sales report.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.4% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.5% higher.

Data released Wednesday showed that the US economy added more jobs than expected in January, while the unemployment rate fell versus analysts' forecasts for no change.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.6% at $68.97 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 1% lower at $64.03 per barrel.

The weekly jobless claims bulletin, released at 8:30 am ET, showed new unemployment claims of 227,000 for the week ended Feb. 7, down from 232,000 the prior week and above the 223,000 expected by economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

The existing home sales report, due at 10 am ET, is seen falling to a 4.15 million annual rate in January from 4.35 million previously.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.02% lower, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.9% lower, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.1% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was flat, and Germany's DAX index was 1.4% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, Fastly (FSLY) stock was up 42% pre-bell after the company reported late Wednesday a swing to Q4 adjusted earnings and higher revenue. Equinix ( EQIX ) shares were 11% higher after the company reported late Wednesday higher Q4 adjusted funds from operations and revenue.

On the losing side, Baxter (BAX) stock was down 13% after the company reported lower Q4 adjusted earnings. Rollins (ROL) shares were 14% lower, a day after the company reported Q4 adjusted earnings and revenue that trailed analysts' estimates.