U.S. stock futures were little changed as investors speculated the Federal Reserve will be in no hurry to raise interest rates even as it ends monthly bond purchases.

Global markets:

Nikkei 15,553.91 +224.00 +1.46%

Hang Seng 23,819.87 +299.51 +1.27%

Shanghai Composite 2,373.03 +35.16 +1.50%

FTSE 6,452.68 +50.51 +0.79%

CAC 4,122.3 +9.63 +0.23%

DAX 9,125.7 +57.51 +0.63%

Crude oil $82.46 (+1.24%)

Gold $1224.60 (+1.27%)