Before the bell: S&P futures -0.16%, NASDAQ futures -0.30%

U.S. stock-index futures fell slightly on Thursday, as investors continued to digest the President Donald Trump's tax-reform plan, which pushed the stock market modestly higher on Wednesday. The focus also is on a batch of economic data, including the final estimate of second quarter GDP and weekly initial jobless claims count.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 20,363.11 +96.06 +0.47%

Hang Seng 27,421.60 -220.83 -0.80%

Shanghai 3,340.12 -5.16 -0.15%

S&P/ASX 5,670.39 +6.10 +0.11%

FTSE 7,295.49 -18.02 -0.25%

CAC 5,283.60 +1.64 +0.03%

DAX 12,689.74 +32.33 +0.26%

Crude $52.43 (+0.56%)

Gold $1,288.60 (+0.06%)