U.S. stock index futures pointed to a fairly flat start to the trading day Thursday as investors digested minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> At 03:10 a.m. E.T., Dow futures were down 5 points but pointed to a flat open. Futures for Nasdaq and S&P 500 traded flat too.
The minutes revealed that Fed officials are leaving room for possible interest rate increases by the end of the year but currently do not expect to make any changes.
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