U.S. stock index futures jumped on Thursday as investors decided to take a breather after the three major indices recorded all-time highs at the previous session while awaiting Friday's release of key U.S. labour market figures for November, which could impact markets' expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
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Nikkei | 39,395.60 | +119.21 | +0.30% |
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Hang Seng | 19,560.44 | -182.02 | -0.92% |
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Shanghai | 3,368.86 | +4.21 | +0.12% |
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S&P/ASX | 8,474.90 | +12.30 | +0.15% |
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FTSE | 8,332.04 | -3.77 | -0.05% |
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CAC | 7,312.99 | +9.71 | +0.13% |
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DAX | 20,299.84 | +67.70 | +0.33% |
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Crude oil | $69.04 | +0.50 | +0.73% |
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Gold | $2,672.30 | -3.90 | -0.15% |