U.S. stock-index futures fell slightly on Thursday, as worries over U.S. trade protectionism overshadowed optimism that higher inflation might not result in more aggressive policy tightening by the Fed.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 22,437.01 | -252.73 | -1.11% |
| Hang Seng | 30,760.41 | +94.77 | +0.31% |
| Shanghai | 3,154.89 | -14.07 | -0.44% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,037.10 | +4.60 | +0.08% |
| FTSE | 7,763.30 | -25.14 | -0.32% |
| CAC | 5,570.44 | +4.59 | +0.08% |
| DAX | 12,945.55 | -31.29 | -0.24% |
| Crude | $70.97 | | -1.21% |
| Gold | $1,303.30 | | +0.66% |