Sept 10 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures extended
gains on Wednesday, after cooler-than-expected producer prices
data for August boosted expectations for a September
interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve.
A Labor Department report showed the Producer Price Index
rose 2.6% on an annual basis in August, compared with a 3.3%
gain expected by economists polled by Reuters. On a monthly
basis, it fell 0.1% compared with an estimated 0.3% rise.
Excluding volatile food and energy components, core PPI rose
2.8% on an annual basis, compared with an expected 3.5% rise.
At 08:32 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 15 points, or
0.03%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 116 points, or 0.49%,
and S&P 500 E-minis were up 32 points, or 0.49%.