India, June 25 -- At least 164 people have been killed in Venezuela on Thursday, due to a twin earthquake. More than 900 people were injured. Many buildings have been collapsed due to a 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude quake that lasted for 39 seconds.
Asian shares finished mostly up, while European shares are trading positive.
Oil prices traded sharply lower. Brent crude futures were down 1.3 percent at $72.94 a barrel. Gold prices were subdued on Thursday. Spot gold dipped 0.3 percent to $3,989 an ounce.
Initial trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open higher.
As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were up 63.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 46.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 606.00 points...