The moves in pre-market trade come as investors continue to monitor global trade developments.
Market participants had expected the two economic giants to sign a limited trade agreement later this month after both Washington and Beijing spoke of progress in talks late last week.
The world's two largest economies have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of one another's goods since the start of 2018, battering financial markets and souring business and consumer sentiment.On the data front, the latest weekly jobless claims will be released at around 8:30 a.m., with consumer credit figures for September due to be published later in the session.
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