Stock futures rose slightly Thursday after a lower-than-expected inflation estimate spurred the major averages to new highs.
Futures contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 20 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures were barely above the flat line, while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.2%.
The three major averages closed at all-time highs on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 surpassing 5,300 for the first time.
That performance was aided by the April reading of the consumer price index, a broad measure of how much goods and services cost at the cash register, which rose 0.3% from the previous month.
That was slightly below than the Dow Jones forecast of 0.4%. Consumer prices increased 3.4% from a year ago.
Source (CNBC)
