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Fresh concerns on the Middle East conflict and energy supply crisis might influence investor sentiments on Thursday. <\/p>\n

In the Asian trading session, oil prices surged nearly 4 percent. Brent crude prices were up 4.1 percent at $104.32 a barrel. WTI crude futures gained 4 percent to $91.83 a barrel. <\/p>\n

Gold prices held steady. Spot gold edged up 0.3 percent to $4,122.43 an ounce. U.S. gold futures were up 0.2 percent at $4,147.90 an ounce. <\/p>\n

As of 8.05 am ET, the Dow futures were losing 360.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were declining 31.25 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 196.00 points.<\/p>\n

The U.S. major averages finished lower on Wedneday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the day down 61.20 points or 0.2 percent to 27,538.69 after slumping by as much as 0.9 percent in early trading. The S&P 500 also dipped 17.16 points or 0.2 percent to 7,801.77, while the narrower Dow slid 341.41 points or 0.7 percent to 51,179.87.<\/p>\n

On the economic front, the Jobless Claims for the week is scheduled at 8.30 am ET. The consensus is 200K, while it was up 197K in the prior week. <\/p>\n

The Energy Information Administration or EIA’s Natural Gas Report for the week will be published at 10.30 am ET. In the prior week, the gas stock was 64 bcf.<\/p>\n

Thirty-year Treasury Bond auction will be held at 1.00 pm ET. <\/p>\n

The Fed Balance Sheet for the week will be issued at 4.30 pm ET. In the prior week, the Level was $6.743 trillion. <\/p>\n

Neel Kashkari will participate in conversation before virtual 2026 Institute Research Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis at 10.40 am ET. <\/p>\n

Alberto Musalem will speak on the U.S. economy<\/span> and monetary policy before ‘The Future of Fixed Income’ Bloomberg event at 1.40 pm ET. <\/p>\n

Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Thursday. Chinese markets<\/span> ended notably lower. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index fell 0.79 percent to 3,811.90. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slumped 1.43 percent to 23,785.79.<\/p>\n

Japanese markets ended lower. The Nikkei average fell 1.42 percent to 69,042.11 while the broader Topix index settled 1.51 percent lower at 4,091.46. <\/p>\n

Australian markets ended lower. The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 fell 0.77 percent to 8,660.90 while the broader All Ordinaries index closed 0.80 percent lower at 8,823.20. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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