U.S. stock-index futures rose on Thursday, supported by gains in Apple (AAPL; +1.5%) and Amazon (AMZN; +0.7%), while investors assessed the Federal Reserve's policy statement and a big batch of economic data.
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Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 23,796.74 | -237.05 | -0.99% |
| Hang Seng | 27,715.67 | -101.20 | -0.36% |
| Shanghai | 2,791.78 | -15.04 | -0.54% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,181.20 | -11.10 | -0.18% |
| FTSE | 7,545.24 | +33.75 | +0.45% |
| CAC | 5,527.55 | +14.82 | +0.27% |
| DAX | 12,423.06 | +37.17 | +0.30% |
| Crude | $72.37 | | +1.12% |
| Gold | $1,191.40 | | -0.64% |