US stock futures held firm on Thursday following a mixed performance on Wall Street, as investors awaited the August jobs report at week’s end for fresh signals on interest rate policy. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 gained 0.51% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.02%, while the Dow slipped 0.05%. Tech shares led the rally, with Alphabet jumping 9.1% and Apple climbing 3.8% after Google’s parent avoided a breakup in an antitrust case. Still, labor market concerns persisted after job openings fell to levels rarely seen since the pandemic. Attention now turns to the ADP private payrolls report and weekly jobless claims due Thursday, before the closely watched nonfarm payrolls data is released on Friday.