SYDNEY: Asian shares stepped back from three-month highs on Thursday as investors weighed inflation concerns ahead of key U.S. economic data while oil prices rose for a third straight session.
Futures point to a firmer open for European stocks with the benchmark STOXX 600 set to flirt with a fresh record high. The pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures climbed 0.5% while futures for German DAX and London's FTSE were up 0.1% each. U.S. stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, rose 0.3%.
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