India, Oct. 8 -- US stock futures fell on Thursday morning as investors worried about inflation and rising oil prices. At the same time, investors were also looking ahead to the new US corporate earnings season. The market was caught between optimism over company earnings and fresh concerns about inflation.

Dow Jones futures fell 0.9% in premarket trading. Futures linked to the S&P 500 dropped 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.7%, according to Yahoo Finance.

The fall came after US stocks slipped from record highs on Wednesday. Investors are now watching whether the market can recover or whether higher inflation and borrowing costs will put more pressure on stocks.

Oil prices are adding to the inflation worries. Crude prices rose on...