US stock futures ticked up on Thursday as investors digested a stronger-than-expected June jobs report that could put to the test expectations for the pace of interest-rate cuts. The June jobs report showed an increase of 147,

S&P 500 futures edged up by less than 0.1% after the benchmark closed at another record high, with U.S. markets scheduled for an early 1 p.m. close ahead of the Independence Day holiday. European and Asian equities also advanced.

U.S.. stock futures are little changed as investors await key monthly jobs data due before the opening bell. The economy's expected to have added 110,000 jobs last month with the unemployment rate inching up to 4.3%, according to economists' mean estimate in a Dow Jones poll. That compares with May's 139,000 new jobs and 4.2% jobless rate.