U.S. stock-index futures slipped as investors awaited Friday’s speech from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen for clues on when to expect higher borrowing costs.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 16,555.95 -41.35 -0.25%

Hang Seng 22,814.95 -5.83 -0.03%

Shanghai 3,068.23 -17.65 -0.57%

FTSE 6,825.58 -10.20 -0.15%

CAC 4,402.86 -32.61 -0.74%

DAX 10,526.05 -96.92 -0.91%

Crude $46.61 (-0.34%)

Gold $1322.00 (-0.58%)

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