Thu, 05 Dec 2013 13:19:06 GMT
U.S. stock-index futures advance slightly
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed as investors speculated on when the Fed will start tapering and as equities declined for a fourth straight day. S&P 500 Index futures expiring this month gained less than 0.1% to 1,792.1 as of 10:12 a.m. London time; however, the gauge has jumped 26% this year. Dow Jones Industrial Average contracts fell less than