Dow futures tick higher, Gap pops 14.6% after earnings

Investing.com - US stock futures were trading in a mixed fashion during Thursday's evening deals, following a mixed session for major benchmark averages as investors began to ease off the pace of this month's surge.

By 6:30 pm ET (11:30 pm GMT) Dow Jones Futures were up by 0.1%, S&P 500 Futures were flat and Nasdaq 100 Futures eased 0.1%.

In extended deals, Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) lifted 14.6% after the company posted Q3 EPS of $0.59 versus $0.17 expected on revenues of $3.8 billion versus $3.6 billion expected.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) fell 7.4%, reporting EPS of $2.12 versus $1.99 expected on revenues of $6.72 billion versus $6.52 billion expected. However, reports it is under US criminal probe for shipments to China's SMIC weighed on sentiment.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) added 6% after reporting Q3 EPS of $1.33 versus $1.22 expected, while revenues came in at $4.9 billion versus $4.83 billion expected.

Ahead in Friday's trade, investors will be closely monitoring housing starts and building permits data, as well as speeches from the Fed's Goolsbee and the FOMC's Daly.

During Thursday's regular session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 45.7 points or 0.1% to 34,945.5, the S&P 500 gained 5.3 points or 0.1% to 4,508.2 and the NASDAQ Composite lifted 9.8 points or 0.1% to 14,113.7.

Among data releases, jobless claims came in at 231K, above expectations of 220K.

On the bond markets, United States 10-Year rates were at 4.441%.