U.S. stock-index futures rose on Thursday, as official data showed the U.S. weekly jobless claims fell from the previous two weeks.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 19,290.20 | -259.89 | -1.33% |
| Hang Seng | 24,006.45 | -138.89 | -0.58% |
| Shanghai | 2,819.94 | +8.76 | +0.31% |
| S&P/ASX | 5,416.30 | -50.40 | -0.92% |
| FTSE | 5,627.46 | +29.81 | +0.53% |
| CAC | 4,382.89 | +29.17 | +0.67% |
| DAX | 10,404.47 | +124.71 | +1.21% |
| Crude oil | $20.19 | | +1.61% |
| Gold | $1,752.60 | | +0.71% |