India, July 10 -- The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open on Thursday, with stocks likely to show a lack of direction after moving mostly higher over the course of the previous session.
Uncertainty about President Donald Trump's trade policies may keep some traders on the sidelines, as he continues to threaten higher tariffs on various sectors and countries.
"Trump is throwing out numbers left, right and centre, and investors have begun to dismiss anything that isn't set in stone," said Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell.
"So many of Trump's decisions have either been rolled back, forgotten about, or kicked down the road," he added. "For investors, that means a shift in focus back to economic...