U.S. stock-index futures maintained losses as data on private payrolls showed companies added fewer workers than forecast in March.
Global markets:
Nikkei 19,034.84 -172.15 -0.90%
Hang Seng 25,082.75 +181.86 +0.73%
Shanghai Composite 3,810.29 +62.40 +1.66%
FTSE 6,821.49 +48.45 +0.72%
CAC 5,083.14 +49.50 +0.98%
DAX 12,040.07 +73.90 +0.62%
Crude oil $47.72 (+0.27%)
Gold $1192.70 (+0.81%)