U.S. stock-index futures were slightly lower on Wednesday, following two straight days of record highs for the three major indexes, as investors prepared for key U.S. labour market data, set to be released on Friday.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 20,626.66 +12.59 +0.06%

Hang Seng 28,379.18 +205.97 +0.73%

Shanghai -

S&P/ASX 5,652.06 -49.38 -0.87%

FTSE 7,468.56 +0.45 +0.01%

CAC 5,350.28 -17.13 -0.32%

DAX 12,926.83 +24.18 +0.19%

Crude $50.30 (-0.24%)

Gold $1,280.60 (+0.47%)