U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of the key monthly jobs report. The May jobs report is due before the bell. Economists, on average, expect 130,000 new jobs created and a 4.2% unemployment rate. At 6 a.

U.S. stock futures were modestly higher early in European trading, with the focus on monthly jobs data for May later. Stocks on Wall Street fell Thursday, with Tesla a major drag amid the intensifying war of words between President Trump and Elon Musk.

Stock index futures advanced on Thursday, as traders braced for another batch of labor data. S&P 500 futures ( SPX) +0.2%, Nasdaq 100 futures ( US100:IND) +0.4%, and Dow futures ( INDU) +0.3%. The 10-year Treasury yield ( US10Y) rose 1 basis point to 4.37%. The 2-year yield ( US2Y) rose 1 basis point to 3.90%.