Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures extended

gains on Thursday after an in-line inflation kept the Federal

Reserve on track to cut interest rates this year.

A Labor Department report showed the Consumer Price Index

(CPI) rose 2.9% on an annual basis in August, compared with an

estimated 2.9% rise, according to economists polled by Reuters.

On a monthly basis, it rose 0.4% versus an expected 0.3% rise.

Excluding volatile food and energy components, core CPI rose

3.1% annually, compared with estimates of a 3.1% rise.

A separate report showed the number of Americans filing new

applications for unemployment benefits stood at 263,000 for the

week ended September 6, above estimates of 235,000.

At 08:32 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 95 points, or

0.23%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 17.5 points, or 0.27% and

Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 83 points, or 0.35%.