India, Sept. 8 -- After the long weekend, early trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly in negative territory on Tuesday.
Asian shares finished mostly down, while European shares were trading broadly lower.
Oil prices were sharply higher, while Brent crude futures surging toward $100 a barrel. Brent crude prices were up nearly 2 percent at $98.97 a barrel, hitting a six-week high.
Gold prices edged lower. Spot gold slipped 0.2 percent to $4,396.21 an ounce while U.S. gold futures were down 0.8 percent at $4,440.29 an ounce.
As of 7.50 am ET, the Dow futures were falling 406.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were down 20.75 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 6.25 points.
The U.S. major...