(Reuters) - Wall Street is set to open slightly higher on Wednesday, with futures for the Dow Jones and S&P 500 up 0.1 percent at 4:40 a.m. EST. Futures for the Nasdaq were flat.
Highlights:
* Weekly jobless claims data is due at 8:30 a.m. EST, with initial claims expected to edge up.
* Durable goods and personal consumption data is also due at 8:30 a.m. EST.
* 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 1:00 p.m. EST. It will be closed on Thursday, Christmas Day, and reopen on Friday, December 26.
(Reporting by Brian Gorman; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)
