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• European shares inched lower in early deals on Thursday with Germany’s benchmark index pulling back from a fresh record high and Spanish stocks rebounding from the heavy losses caused in the previous session by escalating Catalan tensions.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index index and Germany's DAX .GDAXI were both down around 0.15 percent by 0724 GMT, while Spain's IBEX .IBEX was up 0.6 percent.

• Asia traded mixed on Thursday, with some Australian retailers faltering after lower-than-expected sales data showed consumers Down Under were cutting back.

Australian retail stocks were mixed following the data, with Myer shares closing down 1.3 percent, Harvey Norman off 0.52 percent and JB Hi-Fi down 0.74 percent. Shares of of Metcash rose 1.63 percent, Wesfarmers added 0.32 percent and Woolworths gained 0.53 percent.

• Japan’s Nikkei share average was nearly flat on Thursday morning after hitting fresh two-year highs in the previous session, while investors await major economic data such as U.S. jobs report due later this week.

The Nikkei was flat at 20,624.61 in midmorning trade after opening a tad higher. On Wednesday, the index rose to 20,689.08, its highest level since August 2015.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC