Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Rise
Stock-index futures are higher this morning following a successful auction of 4-week Italian treasury bills. The auction, for $11.8 billion in debt, had a bid-to-cover ratio of 1.7, up from 1.47 a month ago, and the yield on the Italian…
At about 7:40 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 0.08% at 5,894.36 and France’s CAC 40 is up 0.59%, at 3,121.48. In London, the FTSE 100 is up 0.69%, at 5,550.87.
In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is down -0.59%, at 18,518.70. The Nikkei index is down -0.20%, at 8,423.62, and the Shanghai index is up 0.18%, at 2,170.01.
Dow futures are up 0.23%, at 12,247.00. The Nasdaq 100 is up 0.30%, at 2,291.25 and the S&P is up 0.27%, at 1,263.60.
In the currency markets, the US dollar is slightly stronger against the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is down about -0.125% at 79.736.
In commodities, both WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI at $101.80/barrel and Brent at $108.44/barrel. Gold is down about -0.23%, at $1,591.80.
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