U.S. stocks futures pushed higher early Thursday, a day after Wall Street equities booked a fourth-straight gain. Dow futures YMH8, +0.57% climbed 126 points, or 0.5%, to 24,987, while S&P 500 futures ESH8, +0.50% rose 11.35 points, or 0.4%, to 2,708.25. Nasdaq-100 futures NQH8, +0.61% rose 37.25 points, or 0.6%, to 6,725. On Wednesday, investors shook off data that showed a jump in consumer prices to drive a 253-point gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.03% The S&P 500 SPX, +1.34% rose 1.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +1.86%jumped 1.9%. Asia followed up on that upbeat day with a near 1.5% rise for the Nikkei 225 index NIK, +1.47% and almost a 2% jump for the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index HSI, +1.97% European stock futures also pointed to a firmer session. The dollar was weaker Thursday, with the ICE Dollar Index DXY, -0.36% dropping 0.3%. via