Sept 5 (Reuters) - * U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening
on Wall Street on Friday, following the biggest fall in more than two months on
Thursday. The S&P500 <.SPX> and Dow Jones <.DJI> fell 3 percent, while the
Nasdaq <.IXIC> lost 3.2 percent on Thursday amid unemployment and growth
worries.
* By 0950 GMT, S&P 500 futures , Dow Jones futures and Nasdaq
100 futures are down between 0.4 percent and 0.5 percent.
* The major macroeconomic indicator in the US to be released on Friday is
the non-farm payroll figures for August, due at 1230 GMT. Payroll numbers are
expected to decline by 75,000, according to Reuters forecasts.
* U.S. crude oil futures are down at $106.50, on worries about
weaker demand due to the U.S. economy.
* Altria Group Inc is in advanced talks to buy Skoal and
Copenhagen smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc for $10 billion, the New York
Times said on Friday, citing people close to the negotiations.
* The Wall Street Journal said that Dell had approached contract
computer manufacturers with offers to sell its factories worldwide.
* Quiet day on the earnings side, with only National Semiconductor
of the major companies due to report.
(Reporting by Brian Gorman; Editing by Greg Mahlich) Keywords: MARKETS
STOCKS US EUROPE
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