India, Aug. 14 -- Friday, the early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly up. Oil prices ticked higher in the Asian trading session. Brent crude futures rose 0.9 percent to $87.85 a barrel.
Gold held steady. Spot gold was little changed at $4,353.73 an ounce. U.S. gold futures were down 0.3 percent at $4,408.72.
As of 7.50 am ET, the Dow futures were down 76.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 6.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 71.50 points.
The U.S. major averages finished positive on Thursday. The Nasdaq led the way higher, advancing 214.54 points or 0.8 percent to a two-month closing high of 26,803.03. The S&P 500 also climbed 50.49 points or 0.7 percent to 7,798.99, ...