Major stock indexes in the United States were mostly above the flatline in Thursday's premarket session as investors brace for the influx of economic data. Reports on the producer price index in January and weekly initial jobless claims will be released later in the day, coupled with the Housing Starts survey of the US Census Bureau. Meanwhile, Dropbox and DoorDash are expected to make their last quarter earnings public around the closing bell.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded flat, while the Nasdaq gained 0.18% at 4:30 am ET. The S&P 500 advanced 0.08% concurrently. The euro was 0.09% higher against the dollar, changing hands for 1.06995 a minute later.