RTRS: Wall Street set to edge up in shortened session
* Wall Street is set to open slightly higher on Wednesday, with futures for the Dow Jones DJc1 and S&P 500 SPc1 up 0.1 percent at 0940 GMT. Futures for the Nasdaq NDc1 were flat.
* Weekly jobless claims data is due at 1330 GMT, with initial claims expected to edge up.
* Durable goods and personal consumption data is also due at 1330 GMT.
* There are no major companies due to report.
* U.S. stocks fell in thin trading on Tuesday on further deterioration in the housing market. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI lost 1.2 percent; the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX slid 1 percent and the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 0.7 percent.
* The NYSE will close at 1800 GMT. It will be closed on Thursday, Christmas Day, and reopen on Friday, December 26. (Reporting by Brian Gorman; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)
