U.S. stock index futures up; jobless claims eyed
September 09, 2010 at 05:27 AM EDT
* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.45 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 0916 GMT.
