U.S. stock index futures were marginally lower on Thursday, cooling after Nvidia's sprint to a $4 trillion valuation supported markets the day before, while investors turn their attention to economic data and trade talks.

Global markets were mostly higher and U.S. stock futures were lower as markets continue to focus on President Trump’s tariffs and await U.S. jobless data later Thursday. U.S. markets closed higher Wednesday with the Nasdaq Composite hitting a new record lead by technology stocks.

Stock futures were relatively unchanged on Wednesday evening after the S&P 500 recouped some of its losses from this week's tariff-fueled slide. S&P 500 futures traded just above the flatline, along with Nasdaq 100 futures. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were also flat.

Stock futures are holding steady Thursday morning as investors keep close tabs on developments related to tariffs.

In contrast to independent prognosticators, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries doubled down on its view that global oil demand will keep rising through mid-century, projecting oil demand of 113.3 million barrels a day in 2030 and nearly 123 million in 2050, up from 103.7 million barrels last year.

Futures linked to Canada's main stock index edged higher on Thursday, with investors dismissing U.S. tariff threats and awaiting signs of progress on trade talks.

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Crude futures turned lower after gaining the previous three sessions despite a bigger-than-expected OPEC+ output increase announced for August, another large U.S. crude stock build and renewed uncertainty over U.

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