Feb 11 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Wednesday after a jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls rose more than expected and the unemployment rate ticked lower in January.
A Labor Department report showed nonfarm payrolls increased 130,000 in January, compared with an estimated 70,000 rise, according to economists polled by Reuters.
The unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.3%, versus expectations of 4.4%.
At 08:32 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 165 points, or 0.33%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 26.75 points, or 0.39%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 108.75 points, or 0.43%.
(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
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