Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Lower

At about 8:30 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -0.18% at 6,404.82 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.52%, at 3,311.59. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.07%, at 5,737.27.

In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed up 0.84%, at 20,110.40. The Nikkei index closed up 1.47%, at 8,766.36, and the Shanghai index closed up 1%, at 2,319.12.

Dow futures are down -0.12%, at 12,572.00. The Nasdaq 100 is up 0.05%, at 2,426.5 and the S&P is down -0.26%, at 1,307.00.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.358% at 80.343.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.49% at $99.90/barrel and Brent down -0.23% at $111.292/barrel. Gold is down -0.47% this morning, at $1,646.80/ounce.

Paul Ausick