With traders looking ahead to Friday's monthly jobs report, stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 6.50 points.
Traders may be reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of the Labor Department's report on the employment situation in the month of June.
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