Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Thursday after surprise jobless claims data. Nvidia stock waffled on earnings.

Stock futures ticked higher in overnight trading Thursday as Wall Street looked set to cap off a winning week despite heightened volatility. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 62 points.

S&P 500 futures held mostly steady, up 0.05%, while Nasdaq futures, down 0.025%, struggled to build on the AI-driven rally that has recently pushed stocks to record highs.

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are also falling in premarket trading Tuesday as the stock market tech rally falters and President Donald Trump gives hope on peace in the Iran war.

U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday, while oil prices slid as traders reacted to a number of solid earnings results.

The Nifty advanced 41 points on Wednesday to close at 23,659.0, recovering nearly 1% from the day's gap-down opening, supported by strong buying in Reliance and oil marketing companies, despite the rupee touching a fresh record low.

Walmart's stock was accounting for more than half of the Dow's decline, after the discount retail giant's disappointing earnings report and outlook, which provided a

Dow falls after Home Depot's earnings. More retail earnings and Google's I/O event are in focus.