After a sharp drop yesterday, U.S. stock index futures are recovering ahead of the opening.

The performance of U.S. stock index futures has clearly recovered during pre-opening trading on Thursday, following a sharp collective drop in the benchmark indexes, after it became expected that the U.S. Federal Reserve would cut rates only twice in 2025.

The U.S. stock market index futures recorded the following levels:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by nearly 140 points, settling around approximately 42,463.00 points.
• Nasdaq 100 futures increased by about 0.41%, recording 21,305.00 points.
• S&P 500 futures recorded an increase of about 0.53%, reaching 5,903.25 points.

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower in yesterday's Wednesday session, with all benchmark indexes declining. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1,123.03 points, marking its worst loss in 50 years, closing at 42,326.87 points.

Additionally, the S&P 500 fell to 5,872.16 points, down by 2.95%, while the Nasdaq Composite also fell significantly by 3.60%, recording 21,209.32 points.