India, Sept. 3 -- The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Thursday, with stocks likely to extend the rebound seen in the previous session.

Early buying interest may be generated in reaction to a pullback by treasury yields, which are giving back ground after trending higher over the past several sessions.

The yield on the benchmark ten-year note is falling by more than 6 basis points after ending yesterday's trading unchanged at its highest closing level in well over a year.

Treasury yields saw further downside following the release of a batch of U.S. economic data, including a Labor Department report showing a slight uptick in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended August 29th....