India, May 27 -- Geopolitical tensions continue to worry investor sentiments on Wednesday. Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open slightly up on Wednesday.
Oil prices traded sharply lower, while Brent crude futures for August delivery slumped 3.6 percent to $93.22 a barrel.
Gold prices were lower, spot gold dipped 0.4 percent to $4,490.29 an ounce.
As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were up 3.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 11.75 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 185.00 points.
The U.S. major averages finished mostly up on Tuesday. The Dow dipped 118.02 points or 0.2 percent to 50,461.68, but the S&P 500 climbed 45.65 points or 0.6 percent to 7,519.12 and the Nasdaq shot up...