U.S. stock-index futures declined on Thursday, as investors decided to take partial profit after a three-day rally ahead of tomorrow's release of the U.S. inflation data for November, which could force the Federal Reserve to announce a faster tapering plan at its meeting next week.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity
| Last
| Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 28,725.47 | -135.15 | -0.47% |
Hang Seng | 24,254.86 | +257.99 | +1.08% |
Shanghai | 3,673.04 | +35.47 | +0.98% |
S&P/ASX | 7,384.50 | -20.90 | -0.28% |
FTSE | 7,309.27 | -27.78 | -0.38% |
CAC | 6,986.87 | -27.70 | -0.39% |
DAX | 15,623.38 | -63.71 | -0.41% |
Crude oil | $71.32 |
| -1.44% |
Gold | $1,778.20 |
| -0.41% |