By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures added to Thursday gains after economic reports had jobless claims dropping last week and consumer prices rising 0.5% in February. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJH11 11,718, +77.00, +0.66%) gained 94 points to 11,735. Those for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPM11 1,270, +16.10, +1.28%) were up 14.3 points at 1,268.20. Nasdaq 100 futures (NDM11 2,230, +21.50, +0.97%) rose 20 points to 2,228.50. |
