S&P 500 futures are down 0.06%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 0.02%. Nasdaq 100 futures are down 0.04%. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 464 points, or 1.04%, to 44922,

Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes were pinned at record highs on Wednesday, buoyed by increasing confidence that the Federal Reserve could restart its monetary policy easing cycle next month.

The benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes hit new closing highs for the second straight day on Wednesday on hopes that the Federal Reserve was getting close to a monetary easing cycle. But the market reflected weakness in some technology stocks after the previous day's strong gains.