New York, Sept. 10 (SANA)U.S. stock futures edged higher Thursday as investors awaited wholesale inflation data, while elevated Treasury yields and oil prices above $100 remained in focus.Futures tied tothe Dow Jones Industrial Averagerose 174 points, or 0.33%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.18%. Nasdaq-100 futures were marginally lower, CNBC reported.The moves followed a third consecutive session of losses for majorWall Street indexes. The Dow fell more than 400 points, or 0.8%, Wednesday, while the S&P 500 lost 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6%.U.S. Treasury yields remained a source of pressure after the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed to 4.857%, its highest level since November 2023.Oil prices also weighed on market sentiment amid escalatingU.S.-Iran tensionsand concerns over energy supplies. Brent crude settled 3.4% higher at $101.21 a barrel Wednesday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 3.3% to $96.05.Investors are awaiting the August producer price index, a measure of wholesale inflation, due Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect a 0.3% monthly increase and a 5.3% rise from a year earlier.The closely watchedconsumer price indexis due Friday, with economists forecasting a 0.4% monthly increase and a 3.4% year-on-year rise. Weekly initial jobless claims and August existing home sales are also due Thursday.Asian markets were mixed Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.2%, while South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.25%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1.23% in late trading, mainland China’s CSI 300 lost 0.53% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell more than 1%.