Wall Street looks like it will recoup some losses from the previous day when markets were rattled by more hints of a downtrodden U.S. consumer, with an eagerly anticipated quarterly earnings report from Nvidia after the bell.

Asian shares were mixed Thursday after U.S. stock indexes drifted to a lackluster finish, with the S&P 500 closing just an iota higher. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.3% to 38,256.17. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.