India, May 1 -- The Middle East conflict continues to have an impact on energy supply across the globe with a dual blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Early trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open mostly positive on Friday.
Asian shares finished mostly lower, while European shares are trading broadly up.
As of 7.30 am ET, the Dow futures were gaining 132.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 9.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were sliding 51.75 points.
On Thursday, the U.S. major averages posted strong gains at the close. The Dow surged 790.33 points or 1.6 percent to 49,652.14, the S&P 500 jumped 73.06 points or 1 percent to 7,209.01 and the Nasdaq advanced 219.08 points or 0.9 percent to 24,892.31....