Futures Hold Steady Ahead of September Jobs Data

Futures Hold Steady Ahead of September Jobs Data
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Sept. 30, 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Friday ahead of September jobs data that is likely to set off the Federal Reserve’s withdrawal of its policy support later this year.

Wall Street rallied on Thursday, led by mega-cap technology stocks as the U.S. Senate approved legislation to temporarily raise the federal government’s $28.4 trillion debt limit, averting the risk of a historic default this month.