Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan, Wells, GE Stk Futures Up Before the Bell

U.S. stock market futures were higher but off early highs Thursday after Alcoa kicked off second-quarter earnings season Wednesday with a loss that wasn’t as bad as analysts had forecast.S&P 500 futures rose 6.5 points at 880.20 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 7.5 points at 1,414.50. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 42 points.U.S. markets ended mixed on Wednesday, with Amgen among the climbers following a promising drug development. The S&P 500 index closed down 1.47 points, the N