US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Wednesday as traders digest labor market data.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures, S&P 500 futures, and Nasdaq futures were all down around 0.1%.
Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.5% at $65.33 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.4% lower at $63.15 per barrel.
The ADP Institute's employment report, released at 8:15 am ET, showed a 37,000 rise in private payrolls for May following a 60,000 increase in the preceding month, compared with estimates compiled by Bloomberg for a larger 114,000 rise.
The Institute for Supply Management's services index for May, due at 10 am ET, is seen coming in at 52.0 versus 51.6 in April.
In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.8% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended up 0.6%, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.4% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.4%, and Germany's DAX index was 0.3% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.
In equities, Thor Industries (THO) shares were 8% higher pre-bell after the company reported higher fiscal Q3 earnings and revenue. Sagimet Biosciences (SGMT) stock was 15% higher after the company said its treatment candidate for acne vulgaris met its primary and secondary endpoints in a phase 3 trial.
On the losing side, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) stock was down 1.1% after Citic cut its price target to $220 from $228.