Stock futures tumbled after hours on Wednesday, building on earlier losses for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, as crude-oil prices pressed higher.

Stock futures pointed to a lower open Thursday as oil prices continued their ascent, with the International Energy Agency saying the Middle East war was "creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.

Oil futures posted double-digit declines amid some optimism that the war in the Middle East could end sooner than previously thought, and G-7 finance ministers considered a possible release of oil from strategic reserves.

U.S. Treasury yields moved higher across the curve amid geopolitical uncertainty. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield ( US10Y) advanced to 4.12%, up 1.5 basis points. The 2-year Treasury yield ( US2Y) rose to 3.57%, gaining 2 bps. The 30-year Treasury yield ( US30Y) climbed to 4.75%, adding 1 bps.

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Stock futures slid early Monday after continued fighting across the Middle East helped push oil prices past $115 a barrel for the first time in year

Oil futures surged Monday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran over the weekend.

Overseas investors sold the most Japanese stock futures and cash equities since November last week on a net basis, part of a broad risk-off move following the outbreak of the Iran war.

March 12 (Reuters) - Futures tied to Canada's main stock index slipped on Thursday as signs of rising Middle East tensions soured risk sentiment and drove up crude prices, further stoking inflation worries.