U.S. stock-index futures were mixed on Thursday as investors watched the efforts to avert a U.S. government shutdown at the end of the week as well as the latest progress on tax reform legislation.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 22,498.03 +320.99 +1.45%

Hang Seng 28,303.19 +78.39 +0.28%

Shanghai 3,272.01 -21.96 -0.67%

S&P/ASX 5,977.72 +32.02 +0.54%

FTSE 7,341.46 -6.57 -0.09%

CAC 5,369.05 -5.30 -0.10%

DAX 12,998.58 -0.27 0.00%

Crude $56.30 (+0.61%)

Gold $1,252.50 (-0.82%)