Investors keep powder dry ahead of US payrolls

LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – Global shares eased on Friday as investors played safe ahead of key U.S. jobs numbers before the opening bell on Wall Street as geopolitical tension kept crude oil above $90 a barrel. Shares were off their lows in Europe as U.S. stock index futures,, traded higher, recovering some ground after the three key U.S. indexes fell more than 1% each on Thursday on hawkish Fed comments and Middle East tension. U.S. non-farm payroll numbers for March are due at 1230 GMT, before the opening bell on Wall Street, with economists expecting a rise of 200,000, compared with 275,000 in February, while the unemployment rate is likely to keep steady at 3.9%. “We think a print…