US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Thursday as traders looked ahead to a deluge of economic data, including a final revision to Q4 GDP.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 0.1%, S&P 500 futures flatlined, and Nasdaq futures slipped 0.3%.
Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.2% at $72.94 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude down 0.2% at $69.52 per barrel.
Q4 gross domestic product, scheduled for release at 8:30 am, is expected to be unchanged from the previous estimate at a 2.3% annual growth. New unemployment claims are expected to rise to 225,000 in the week ended March 22 from 223,000 in the week prior, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Pending home sales, due at 10 am ET, are seen to have risen by 1% in February after dropping 4.6% in January.
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