Futures extend gains after October jobs report

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November 3, 2017

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slightly extended gains on Friday after a Labor Department report showed October nonfarm payrolls rose, after hurricane-related disruptions hurt employment in September.

Futures snapshot at 8:34 a.m. ET:

Dow e-minis <1YMc1> were up 43 points, or 0.18 percent, with 18,796 contracts changing hands.

S&P 500 e-minis <ESc1> were up 3.25 points, or 0.13 percent, with 101,898 contracts traded.

Nasdaq 100 e-minis <NQc1> were up 34 points, or 0.55 percent, on volume of 25,416 contracts.

(Reporting by Tanya Agrawal; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)

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