U.S. stock futures shrugged off another day of losses in China and Hong Kong
Thursday, where indexes were hit by gathering fears around an economic slowdown and debt problems with giant property developer China Evergrande Group.
Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average wavered between gains and losses, indicating that both indexes may see choppy trading after the opening bell. Contracts for the technology heavy Nasdaq-100 edged down less than 0.1%.
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