U.S. stock-index futures were flat on Wednesday, as investors awaited the release of the minutes for the January FOMC meeting that could provide clues on the pace of interest rate hikes.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 21,970.81 +45.71 +0.21%

Hang Seng 31,431.89 +558.26 +1.81%

Shanghai -

S&P/ASX 5,943.70 +2.80 +0.05%

FTSE 7,262.24 +15.47 +0.21%

CAC 5,279.81 -10.05 -0.19%

DAX 12,433.77 -54.13 -0.43%

Crude $61.41 (-0.61%)

Gold $1,331.20 (0.00%)