India, Sept. 15 -- Oil prices are on a rise on concerns of supply disruptions, while escalation of regional attacks, especially on Saudi Arabia, have highly restricted the shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Investors are closely watching the energy crisis situation and the initial trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower.
Gold prices were sliding on Tuesday, while the Spot gold fell 0.7 percent.
As of 7.50 am ET, the Dow futures were losing 151.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were sliding 14.25 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 38.25 points.
The U.S. major averages finished lower on Monday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed down 146.62 points or 0.6 percent at 26,186.41 after tumbling by as mu...