U.S. account abandoned claims and branch orders are the key releases appointed for Thursday.

U.S. abandoned claims accept been aloft 600,000 for several weeks now. Initial claims are accepted to abatement to 650,000 from 652,000 in the anniversary catastrophe March 28.

"Initial abandoned claims accept hovered in a attenuated ambit for the endure 5 weeks, affective amid 643,000 and 657,000.

It is still too anon to say if claims are stabilizing, but we will absolutely watch for signs of this in the advancing weeks," JPMorgan economists said.

Later during the trading session, branch orders for February will be released. Economists apprehend orders to ascend 1.4% afterward a 1.9% abatement in January.

Market watchers will aswell pay abutting absorption to the G20 affair in London, area apple leaders are accepted to advertise new allotment for the International Monetary Fund, and a affiliated plight to adapt banking regulation.

All times in EDT.

8:30 US Initial Abandoned Claims W/E March 28 Exp: +650K Prior: +652K
8:30 US Continuing Claims W/E March 21 Exp: 5580K Prior: +5560K
10:00 US Branch Orders February Exp: +1.4% Prior: -1.9%
10:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage Change W/E March 27 Exp: +2 Prior: +3