NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Thursday after a government report showed the number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell by 9,000 last week.
S&P 500 futures rose 4.50 points, about even with fair value, a mathematical formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.
Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 11 points. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 31 points.
(Reporting by Kristina Cooke; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
