Wall St futures move higher after June PPI data

U.S. stock index futures moved higher on Wednesday after cooler-than-expected producer prices data for June reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates later this year.

Data from the Labor Department showed the Producer Price Index rose 2.3% on an annual basis in June, compared with a 2.5% gain expected by economists polled by Reuters. On a monthly basis, it was flat compared with an estimated 0.2% rise.

Excluding volatile food and energy components, core PPI increased 2.6% on an annual basis, compared with an expected 2.7% rise.

At 08:31 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis (YMcv1) were up 143 points, or 0.32%, S&P 500 E-minis ES1! were up 8.75 points, or 0.14%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis NQ1! were down 2.75 points, or 0.01%.