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Data showed the number of Americans filing for state unemployment benefits in the week ended Feb. 18 were 192,000 compared to 195,000 a week before. Analysts expected 200,000 new claims.
Separately, a second reading for fourth-quarter gross domestic product data rose by 2.7% from a 2.9% increase in the last quarter. Economists polled by Reuters expected no change from the previous quarter.
At 8:34 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 53 points, or 0.16%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 15.5 points, or 0.39%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 97.25 points, or 0.8%.
