The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

Some of the major companies slated to report before the opening bell include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Travelers, GE Aerospace and PepsiCo.

Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Thursday, following an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight after US President Trump signaled no intention to remove Fed Chair Powell, easing concerns over central bank independence.

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Stock futures were trending higher roughly 30 minutes before the opening bell, as investors reacted to a batch of strong economic data released earlier on Thursday. S&P 500 futures were up by 13 points,

Stock futures are little changed Thursday as investors digest quarterly results from major companies and await further developments in President Donald Trump's feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Stocks rebounded on Wednesday after President Donald Trump denied reports that he was close to ousting Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday after the release of weekly jobless-claims data, as well as an advance reading on retail sales. The retail-sales reading showed growth of 0.6% in June,

Tesla stock fell slightly early Thursday as investors waited to hear from CEO Elon Musk.Shares of the electric-vehicle maker were down 0.3% at $320.85, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.