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U.S. stock futures were marginally higher early Thursday after both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite rose to fresh records during the regular session.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gathered 42 points, or 0.1%, to 48,711.
Futures for the S&P 500 eked up 6.25 points, or 0.1%, to 7,066.75.
Futures for the NASDAQ collected 43 points, or 0.2%, to 26,408.50.
Travelers Companies delivered an earnings and revenue beat in its first quarter report, but it wasn’t enough to support the stock.
The insurance company reported earnings of $7.71 per share and $11.92 billion in revenue. That was better than the consensus estimates of $7.07 in earnings per share and revenue of $10.72 billion, according to analysts.
Travelers also announced that it was increasing its quarterly dividend to $1.25 from $1.10.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 ballooned 2.4% Thursday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng acquired 1.7%
Oil prices gained 33 cents to $91.62 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices shone brighter $15.50 to $4,839.10 U.S an ounce.
