With profit taking fears breathing down the neck of the markets, Wall Street stocks look set to lose some of the luster they picked up over the course of the month. The major index futures point to a lower opening on Thursday after Asian stocks ended mixed. Meanwhile, European stocks are trading notably lower amid the release of mixed data points. German retail sales fell unexpectedly, eurozone inflation remained negative for the second month in running, the U.K. consumer confidence held steady at break-even levels, the U.K. fourth quarter was upwardly revised and German jobless rate held steady.