U.S. stock-index futures fell slightly on Thursday, as investors awaited the Fed's Chair Jerome Powell to resume his semiannual testimony on monetary policy in the U.S. Congress.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 21,724.47 -343.77 -1.56%

Hang Seng 31,044.25 +199.53 +0.65%

Shanghai 3,273.76 +14.35 +0.44%

S&P/ASX 5,973.30 -42.70 -0.71%

FTSE 7,183.52 -48.39 -0.67%

CAC 5,270.92 -49.57 -0.93%

DAX 12,259.22 -176.63 -1.42%

Crude $61.26 (-0.62%)

Gold $1,307.30 (-0.80%)