U.S. stock-index futures edged down on Wednesday, as market participants assessed the possible impact of the criminal convictions of the U.S. president Trump's two former advisers while awaiting a new round of the U.S.-China trade talks.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 22,362.55 | +142.82 | +0.64% |
| Hang Seng | 27,927.58 | +174.79 | +0.63% |
| Shanghai | 2,714.61 | -19.22 | -0.70% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,266.00 | -18.40 | -0.29% |
| FTSE | 7,577.27 | +11.57 | +0.15% |
| CAC | 5,413.00 | +4.40 | +0.08% |
| DAX | 12,360.35 | -24.14 | -0.19% |
| Crude | $67.00 | | +1.76% |
| Gold | $1,206.00 | | +0.50% |