India, June 4 -- The Labor Department's Jobless Claims might get special attention on Thursday.
Early trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly down.
In the Asian trading session, the dollar consolidated recent gains.
Oil prices fell sharply. Brent crude futures for August delivery fell 1.5 percent to $96.30 a barrel.
Gold traded higher at $4,460 an ounce while Brent crude futures fell toward $97 a barrel. Spot gold jumped 0.8 percent to $4,468.73 an ounce while U.S. gold futures for August delivery were up 0.7 percent at $4,496.70.
As of 7.45 am ET, the Dow futures were gaining 333.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were losing 37.75 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 427.00 points.
The U.S. ...