STOCKS | U.S. Stock Futures Open Lower After Hormuz Shipping Meeting Delay

Oman’s foreign minister said a meeting originally planned to discuss setting up a temporary shipping corridor in the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed. According to Sina Finance, U.S. stock index futures opened lower in early trading, oil contracts rose, U.S. Treasury futures held steady, and gold and Bitcoin prices fell. The dollar was near the 153 level against the yen, while speculative traders turned net long yen for the first time since February.