India, May 18 -- Early cues from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower on Monday.

President Donald Trump continued his threat against Iran and the Middle East conflict is still driving investor sentiments.

Oil prices spiked, Brent crude futures held above $110 a barrel, while gold edged up slightly to hold above $4,550 an ounce. The U.S. dollar held its ground against major currencies.

Asian shares finished broadly down, while European shares are trading mostly higher.

As of 7.45 am ET, the Dow futures were falling 157.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were down 13.75 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were declining 33.00 points.

The U.S. major averages finished Friday firmly negative. The Dow slumped 537.29 poi...