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Energy stocks led the gains, with oil majors
Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil and Schlumberger NV rising between
0.5% and 1.1% in premarket trading as crude prices rose ahead of
OPEC+ meeting. [O/R]
Rate-sensitive banks also rose with J.P.Morgan, Goldman Sachs
and Citigroup up about 0.6% on support from higher bond yields.
At 7:17 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 106 points, or 0.3%, S&P
500 e-minis were up 15 points, or 0.33%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis
were up 33.75 points, or 0.22%.
Wall Street's main indexes have scaled record highs recently,
with the S&P 500 marking a solid 2.9% rise in August as
investors shrugged off risks around a rise in new infections and
hoped for a gradual removal of stimulus by the Federal Reserve.
The ADP report, published ahead of the government's more
comprehensive and closely watched employment report on Friday,
is expected to show private payrolls rose by 613,000 in August
after 330,000 gain in July. The number is due at 9:15 a.m. ET.
Separately, the Institute for Supply Management's gauge of
manufacturing sector activity is expected to have moderated to
58.6 in August from 59.5 in the previous month.
Earlier, surveys showed Asian and European factory activity lost
momentum in August as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic-disrupted
supply chains.
U.S-listed shares of the world's biggest miner BHP Group dropped
1.7%, while those in China-focused mining giant Rio Tinto fell
1.2% after tepid China factory data dented copper and iron ore
prices.
Shares of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger owner PVH Corp surged
7.8% after it raised its full-year earnings forecast.
(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun
Koyyur)
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