U.S. stock futures are flat in premarket trading as investors awaited key employment data that could influence Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions.

The data comes after investors pared chipmaker shares Wednesday, pushing major indices lower.

The June jobs report is set for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect about 115,000 jobs were added last month, a decline from the 172,000 jobs created in May. The unemployment rate is forecast to have stayed at 4.3%. Markets are closed Friday in advance of the 4th of July holiday.

Snapshot (as of 7:30 AM ET)

• Oil (/CL) – U.S. oil futures are down 2% to near $67 per barrel
• Gold (/GC) – Gold is down -0.15% to 4076.30
• Bitcoin (/BTC) – The cryptocurrency futures are up 2.2% to 61505
• VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index is down 0.18% to 16.56
• U.S. Dollar ($DXY) – The dollar index is down 0.33% to 101.06

Biggest Premarket Movers (as of 7:30 AM ET)

Advancers:

• Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) 3.76%
• Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) 3.71%
• Robinhood Markets Inc. (HOOD) 3.18%
• Adobe Inc. (ADBE) 2.62%
• Fox Corp. (FOXA) 1.35%

Decliners:

• SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) -3.32%
• Western Digital Corp. (WDC) -2.60%
• Micron Technology Inc. (MU) -2.37%
• Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX) -2.32%
• Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) -1.95%

Economic Data (ET)

• 08:30 AM: Nonfarm Payrolls (June)
• 08:30 AM: Unemployment Rate (June)
• 08:30 AM: Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (June)
• 08:30 AM: Participation Rate (June)
• 08:30 AM: Initial Jobless Claims (Weekly)
• 08:30 AM: Continuing Jobless Claims (Weekly)
• 10:00 AM: Factory Orders (MoM) (May)

Notable Earnings

• Today and Monday: n/a

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