U.S. stock futures hinted at a weaker start for Wall Street on Thursday, as the market continued to digest the minutes of the January Federal Reserve meeting. Dow futures fell 114 points, or 0.5%, to 24,667, while S&P 500 futures dropped 7.7 points, or 0.3%, to 2,691. Nasdaq-100 futures slid 31.25 points, or 0.5%, to 6,728.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surrendered a 300-point gain on Wednesday to finish down 166.97 points, or 0.7%, to 24,797.78. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.2%. Losses came as the Fed minutes pointing to the “increased likelihood” of more interest-rate hikes to come triggered fresh volatility, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note hitting a fresh four-year high of 2.95%. The yield was hovering at 2.94% on Thursday. Dollar gains also weighed on stocks, though the ICE Dollar Index greenback gave up some of those gains on Thursday, up 0.1% to 90.114.
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