India, March 21 -- Amid a quiet economic day, geopolitical developments could take center stage for investors on Friday.
Asian shares finished mostly down, while European shares are trading in a negative zone.
Crude oil prices climbed higher.
Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower.
As of 8.15 am ET, the Dow futures were declining 138.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were sliding 16.75 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 78.75 points.
The U.S. major averages closed modestly lower on Thursday. The Nasdaq fell 59.16 points or 0.3 percent to 17,691.63 and the S&P 500 dipped 12.40 points or 0.2 percent to 5,662.89, while the narrower Dow edged down 11.31 points to 41,953.32.
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