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09:24 AM EST, 02/03/2022 (MT Newswires) -- US stocks were set for a lower open Thursday, with futures of the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite leading the losses after Facebook parent Meta Platforms (FB) posted disappointing quarterly earnings.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 145 points, or 0.4%, S&P 500 futures declined 67 points, or 1.5% and Nasdaq futures slumped 422 points, or 2.8%.

Oil prices tumbled, with front-month global benchmarks Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate crude both down around 0.7%, as traders digested the decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to stick to previously agreed to output increases.

At 8:30 am ET, data showed new unemployment claims fell to 238,000 in the Jan. 29 week from 261,000 revised claims in the previous week, a bigger drop compared with estimates for a decline to 245,000. Nonfarm productivity rose by 6.6% annual rate in Q4 after a 5% decline in Q3, above estimates for a 3.9% increase; while unit labor costs rose by 0.3% in the quarter following a 9.3% surge in the previous quarter, well below the 1% gain expected, according to Bloomberg data.

At 10 am, US factory orders data are due for release with forecasters calling for a 0.4% downtick for December following November's 1.6% gain. The consensus for the Institute for Supply Management's services index is at 59.5 for January compared with previous month's 62.0 level.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 1.1% lower, China's Shanghai Composite closed 1% lower, while Hong Kong's market was closed for holiday. Meanwhile, UK's FTSE 100 slipped 0.3% and Germany's DAX index declined 1.1% in Europe's early afternoon session.

On the winning side, Ralph Lauren (RL) shares gained 6.0% after the company posted higher fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue. SOC Telemed (TLMD) shares increased more than three fold on a deal to be acquired by Patient Square Capital.

On the losing side, Meta Platforms (FB) shares fell 23% after the company posted Q4 earnings that trailed consensus estimates. Spotify (SPOT) shares declined 12% even after the company posted improved Q4 results.