Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures expiring in June added 0.3 percent to 1,392.60 at 8:34 a.m. New York time. Dow futures rose 25 points, or 0.2 percent, to 13,155 today.

U.S. stock futures advanced, indicating the Dow Jones Industrial Average will rally for a seventh day, after reports showed a drop in jobless claims and manufacturing in the New York region expanded.

Equity futures rose as claims for jobless benefits dropped last week in the U.S., matching the lowest level in four years, more evidence the labor market is improving. Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in March at the fastest pace since June 2010, indicating factories are still driving the expansion.

Nikkei   10,123.28 +72.76 +0.72%

Hang Seng 21,353.53 +45.64 +0.21%

Shanghai Composite 2,373.77 -17.46 -0.73%

FTSE 100 5,932.94 -12.49 -0.21%

CAC 40 3,562.34 -2.17 -0.06%

Xetra DAX 7,099.7 +20.28 +0.29%

Nymex WTI $106.05 0,59%

GOLD $1645.30 0,17%