U.S. stock index futures were lower, with Dow futures down 0.25%, Nasdaq futures down 0.17% and S&P 500 futures down 0.24%. U.S. jobless claims came in at 207,000 last week versus 210,000 estimates and 204,000. VinFast, Vietnam's leading electric car maker, on Thursday reported a 159% increase in third-quarter revenue from a year earlier, after rising more than 7% earlier in the session.