India, Oct. 16 -- Asian shares finished mostly higher on Friday, while European shares are trading positive. Early trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open moderately up.
In the Asian trading hours, oil prices edged lower. Gold prices traded firm. Spot gold edged up 0.3 percent to $4,180.96 an ounce. U.S. gold futures were up 0.8 percent at $4,202.65.
As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were up 1.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 7.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were declining 59.75 points.
The U.S. major averages ended higher on Thursday. The Dow shot up 556.21 points or 1.1 percent to 52,177.69. The S&P 500 also rose 25.12 points or 0.3 percent to 7,744.06.
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