Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Higher

At about 7:40 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 0.15% at 5,779.99 and France’s CAC 40 is up 0.09%, at 3,0.73.82. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.08%, at 5,502.81.

In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is down -0.65%, at 18,397.90. The Nikkei index is down -0.29%, at 8,398.89, and the Shanghai index is up 0.16%, at 2,173.56.

Dow futures are up 0.23%, at 12,109.00. The Nasdaq 100 is up 0.25%, at 2,265.25 and the S&P is up 0.29%, at 1,248.10.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is slightly stronger against the euro and the British pound, and weaker against the Japanese yen. The euro has fallen to belown $1.29. The US dollar index is up about -0.270% at 80.73.

In commodities, both WTI and Brent crude are higher this morning, with WTI at $99.70/barrel and Brent at $107.64/barrel. Gold is down more than -2%, at $1,530.60.