U.S. stock-index futures declined as investors awaited a report that may show manufacturing expanded in the world’s biggest economy.
The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index - scheduled for release at 14:00 GMT - climbed to 53 in March from 52.4 in February, according to the average economist forecast. Readings above 50 signal growth.
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