US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Futures extend gains after strong retail sales data

U.S. stock index futures extended gains in volatile trading on Thursday, after data showed retail sales surged in July, which could help ease worries of a recession.

At 8:33 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 136 points, or 0.53%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 15 points, or 0.53% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 38 points, or 0.51%.

Moments before the data, Dow e-minis were up 90 points, or 0.35%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 9.75 points, or 0.34%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 18.25 points, or 0.24%.