U.S. stock index futures hit session highs on Thursday as a coordinated push by the world's leading central banks to pump billion of dollars into the global financial system helped lower inter-bank lending rates. The central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, said they would provide more than $180 billion in extra dollar funds, a day after world stock markets plunged anew amid fears about the health of major financial institutions. S&P 500 futures SPc2 rose 17.10 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures DJc2 climbed 103 points and Nasdaq futures gained 17 points.
