Dow futures rise 100 points Thursday evening as investors start to position for Memorial Day weekend amid coronavirus

U.S. stock-index futures rose in thin trade Thursday evening as investors looked ahead to the final trading session of the week before a three-day weekend in the U.S. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up nearly 104 points, or 0.4%, at 24,480, those for the S&P 500 index climbed less than 0.4%, at 2,948.75, while Nasdaq-100 future advanced 0.5% at 9,400.25. Markets in the U.S. will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day and the bond…