Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Lower
US index futures are lower this morning as discussions between Greece and its bondholders continue to work on the debt swap deal. The Greek government is feeling the pinch as a German official has called for an outside authority to…
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
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He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.