U.S. stock-index futures declined as data showed consumer prices were little changed while weaker manufacturing in the euro area and China added to signs of a deepening global economic slowdown.
Global markets:
Nikkei 17,300.86 +12.11 +0.07%
Hang Seng 23,349.64 -23.67 -0.10%
Shanghai Composite 2,452.62 +1.63 +0.07%
FTSE 6,651.64 -44.96 -0.67%
CAC 4,213.23 -52.96 -1.24%
DAX 9,407.14 -65.66 -0.69%
Crude oil $74.67 (+0.12%)
Gold $1190.20 (-0.30%)