U.S. stock futures were little changed Thursday night as traders awaited September’s nonfarm payrolls report. S&P 500 futures rose 0.03%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 10 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq-100 futures advanced 0.07%. In regular trading, the Dow and Nasdaq Composite edged higher, while the S&P 500 rose 0.2% on the first trading day of October. All three indexes remained on track for weekly declines, led by a 1.7% drop in the Dow. The 10-year Treasury yield briefly climbed to 5.344%, its highest since 2002, while the 30-year bond yield reached a 24-year high before both retreated. Brent crude rose more than 4% to $102.31 a barrel after The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. was sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East; West Texas Intermediate gained 2.7% to $92.87. The September jobs report is expected to show 84,000 new jobs and a 4.1% unemployment rate, according to the Dow Jones consensus. Fed funds futures indicate a 72% probability that the Federal Reserve will leave rates unchanged in October. Christopher Hodge, a chief U.S. economist at Natixis CIB Americas, said a strong report alone would likely not prompt an October rate increase if the labor market remains stable. Hodge expects payroll growth to slow from August’s rapid pace but forecast an increase of 60,000 jobs, which would put the three-month average at 81,000, supported by manufacturing and construction growth linked to a data-center buildout.