Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall after Christmas break with jobs data on deck

U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday as Wall Street awaited one of the week’s only economic data points.

Futures are linked to the S&P 500 (ES=F) rose by 0.3%, and in the technology Nasdaq ((NQ=F) also decreased by 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) lost 0.4%, in leading positions.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC to USD) fell below $96,000 as volatile trading continued.Crypto-related stocks such as MicroStrategy (MSTR:) followed the declines.

Markets seemed to struggle to extend The start of “Santa’s rally”. which started on Tuesday.All three major indices rose by around 1%. S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (^ IXIC) are within striking distance of their records after paring last week’s Fed-fueled gains.

As Wall Street returns from its holiday break, the usually routine release of weekly jobless claims will get more attention than usual, as it is the only piece of jobs on file this week.

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