Meanwhile, gold and silver futures soared to their latest records. S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were lnear flat an hour before the bell. Safe-haven gold and silver futures continued their ascents Thursday. Silver was trading up 5% to about $119 an ounce after crossing $120 earlier in the day. West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the U.S. benchmark, were up 2.5% to around $64.75 a barrel amid U.S.-Iran tensions.