India, June 12 -- The reports on producer price inflation and weekly jobless claims might be the focus on Thursday.
In the Asian trading session, the dollar was under pressure ahead of U.S. producer price index data for May. Gold ticked higher while oil prices fell about 1 percent.
Asian shares finished mostly down, while European shares are trading broadly lower.
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 down 276.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were declining 28.50 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were sliding 104.00 points.
The U.S. major averages closed Wednesday's session in negative territory.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 99.11 points or 0.5 percent to 1...