India, March 27 -- The weekly Jobless Claims and Pending Home Sales are the major economic announcements on Thursday. President Trump's new announcements on the latest tariff policies are closely watched by investors.

In the Asian trading hours, gold ticked higher, while oil prices dipped.

Asian shares finished mixed, while European shares are trading in the negative zone.

Early cues on the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly lower.

As of 8.15 am ET, the Dow futures were up 34.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were declining 7.50 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were tumbling 55.25 points.

The U.S. major averages closed lower on Wednesday. The Nasdaq plunged 372.84 points or 2.0 percent to 17,889.01, the S&P 50...