Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Lower

At about 8:45 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -1.07% at 6,442.29 and France’s CAC 40 is down -1.30%, at 3,275.61. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -1.04%, at 5,673.78.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -1.66%, at 20,160.40 and the Nikkei index closed down -0.54%, at 8,793.05. The Shanghai exchange closed down -1.47%, at 2,285.04.

Dow futures are down -0.82%, at 12,510.00. The Nasdaq 100 is down -0.84%, at 2,435.50 and the S&P is down -0.94%, at 1,300.10.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the British pound, the euro and the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.658% at 79.355.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.68% at $98.88/barrel and Brent is down -0.23% at $111.20/barrel. Gold is down -0.43% this morning, at $1,722.80/ounce.

Paul Ausick