08:25 AM EDT, 10/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Friday as traders monitored developments surrounding the ongoing federal government shutdown, now in its third day.

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

The government shutdown began at 12:01 am ET Wednesday after US lawmakers failed to agree on a key spending bill. The Senate is scheduled to vote this afternoon on short-term spending bills, media outlets reported.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.3% at $64.33 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.3% higher at $60.68 per barrel.

The Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, scheduled for release at 10 am ET, is seen coming in at 51.8 for September versus 52.0 previously, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

The federal agency bulletin on nonfarm payrolls has been suspended.