Before the Bell: Markets look ahead to U.S. jobs data

News Snapshot:

Equities Wall Street futures were fairly steady early Thursday morning with traders looking ahead to tomorrow’s November jobs numbers. Major European markets were lower. TSX futures were down modestly. In the early premarket period, Dow and S&P futures sat just below break even. Nasdaq futures saw slim gains. On Wednesday, all three posted losses with the Dow and S&P 500 marking three consecutive sessions of declines. Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite Index finished yesterday down 0.5 per cent after modest declines Monday and Tuesday. In Canada, the focus returns to the Bank of Canada with deputy governor Toni Gravelle delivering the central...