U.S. stock-index futures slightly rose after government data showed gross domestic product expanded more than previously estimated last quarter, matching economists’ estimates for 1.7% growth.
The index has fluctuated near the 1,400 level for three weeks as trading slowed toward the end of the U.S. summer and investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole to gauge prospects for a possible third round of so-called quantitative easing through asset purchases.
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