U.S. index futures maintained gains as companies added fewer employees in April than economists forecast.
Global markets:
Hang Seng 27,640.91 -114.63 -0.41%
Shanghai Composite 4,231.33 -67.37 -1.57%
FTSE 6,951.25 23.67 0.34%
CAC 4,992.45 18.38 0.37%
DAX 11,358.1 30.42 0.27%
Crude oil $62.01 ( 2.62%)
Gold $1194.30 ( 0.08%)