S&P 500 futures advanced 0.4% as oil prices stabilized, easing concerns over input cost pressures. Industrials and energy stocks may benefit, strengthening the index’s near-term technical momentum. © 2025 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Division of NBCUniversal Typically, around this time, we would turn to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report to assess how many jobs the US added in September. Economists polled by FactSet expected the US to have added around 50,000 jobs during the month and for the unemployment rate to have held steady at 4.3%. Market analysts observed S&P 500 futures holding firm despite weaker housing starts data, suggesting resilience from corporate earnings momentum in growth sectors.