U.S. stock-index futures rose on Wednesday following Tuesday's rally. Investors' sentiment was affected by the U.S. president Donald Trump's threats to shut down the government to build a Mexico border wall. and to terminate a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 19,434.64 +50.80 +0.26%

Hang Seng -

Shanghai 3,287.68 -2.55 -0.08%

S&P/ASX 5,737.16 -12.96 -0.23%

FTSE 7,373.17 -8.57 -0.12%

CAC 5,124.58 -7.28 -0.14%

DAX 12,189.32 -40.02 -0.33%

Crude $47.62 (-0.44%)

Gold $1,295.30 (+0.33%)