India, Aug. 13 -- Investor sentiments are slightly positive on Thursday as oil prices started retreating on reduced global demand. Asian shares finished mixed on Thursday, while European shares are trading mostly up.
In the Asian trading hours, Brent crude futures fell 2.1 percent to $87.13 a barrel, gold prices inched lower. Spot gold fell 0.6 percent to $4,384.03 an ounce. The U.S. dollar was steady.
As of 8.00 am ET, the Dow futures were losing 19.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were losing 1.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were slightly up 0.50 points.
The U.S. major averages finished mostly higher on Wednesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 143.04 points or 0.5 percent to 26,588.49 and the S&P 500 rose 20.30 points or 0.3 percen...