U.S. equity futures moved lower as traders monitor talks for any progress in ending Russia's war on Ukraine and as they await government reports on growth and unemployment.
, trailing a much stronger than expected tally of 475,000. It will be the first of this week's labor-related reports ahead of Friday's release of the monthly jobs report from the government.The Commerce Department will release the final estimate of 4Q GDP. The Refinitiv forecast is for a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 7.1%. That’s slightly above the second estimate of 7.0%, and well above the 2.3% growth rate in the third quarter.In Asia, the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo fell 0.
On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.2% to 4,631.60 for its fourth straight daily gain.
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