Stock futures rose Wednesday after the S&P 500 posted a third losing session, as investors weighed newly released U.S. economic data. S&P 500 futures gained 0.3% while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 127 points, or 0.3%. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released early Tuesday its November job report, which also included data from October. The findings pulled back the curtain on the U.S.′ economic health following a federal data backup caused by the U.S. government shutdown this fall.  The report showed the U.S. economy shed 105,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% — its highest level since September 2021. However, 64,000 jobs were added in November, topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 45,000. The S&P 500 dropped 0.2% and the 30-stock Dow fell 302 points, or 0.6%, on Tuesday as investors digested the data. It was the third consecutive negative day for both indexes. Stocks in the energy sector also saw losses, as U.S. crude oil closed at its lowest level since 2021 on pressures from a looming surplus. Oil majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron slid roughly 2%. “The economy has been slowing for a while, and there [had been] a lot of hope in the market…but all those hopes are now basically dashed as we get this data,” Bob Elliott, CEO of Unlimited Funds, said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell Overtime.” “This is probably not the time to be bulked up on stocks, and it may be the time to add some fixed income to your portfolio as you wrap up the year.” On the economic front, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and New York Fed President John Williams are slated to speak on Wednesday morning. Traders are also looking ahead to Thursday’s release of the consumer price index reading for November. U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Wednesday as investors weighed the latest economic data and looked ahead to the release of inflation data later in the week. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield moved up less than 2 basis points to 4.165%. The 2-year Treasury yield also rose less than 2 basis points to 3.495%, as did the 30-year Treasury bond yield to 4.835%. Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Wednesday as investors parsed Japan’s trade data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.26% to close at 49,512.28, while the Topix closed around the flatline at 3,369.39. South Korea’s Kospi added 1.43% to 4,056.41 and the small-cap Kosdaq lost 0.55% to 911.07. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.16% to 8,585.2. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index advanced 0.97%, while the CSI 300 on mainland China was 1.83% higher at 4,579.88. Crude oil prices bounced back from near four-year lows Wednesday, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. will block sanctioned tankers from entering and leaving Venezuela. U.S. crude oil rose $1.03, or 1.86%, to $56.30 per barrel by 7:52 a.m. ET. Global benchmark Brent was trading at $59.96, up $1.04 or 1.77%. The U.S. benchmark had fallen to the lowest levels since early 2021 on Tuesday, as traders see a potential peace agreement in Ukraine bringing Russian crude back to a well supplied market. Silver surged past $65 an ounce to record highs on Wednesday, while gold advanced after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data signaled a cooling labor market, fueling bets on more interest rate cuts next year. Spot silver jumped 3.3% to $65.91 an ounce after touching an all-time high of $66.52 earlier in the session, extending a rally driven by tight supply, strong industrial demand and rising speculative interest. Gold prices also firmed, with spot gold rising 0.4% to $4,318.99 an ounce by 1015 GMT, while U.S. gold futures gained 0.4% to $4,348.10. Silver is up 128% this year, and gold has climbed 65% year to date.