Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Sliding

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -0.18% at 6,754.38 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.79%, at 3,400.90. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.17%, at 5,891.23.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -0.23%, at 20,709.90 and the Nikkei index closed up 1.10%, at 8,929.20. The Shanghai exchange closed up 0.03%, at 2,331.14.

Dow futures are down -0.23%, at 12,764.00. The Nasdaq 100 is down -0.27%, at 2,516.25 and the S&P is down -0.29%, at 1,335.20.

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 0.652% at 79.457.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.92% at $96.94/barrel and Brent is down -0.44% at $114.08/barrel. Gold is down -1.38% this morning, at $1,716.20/ounce.

Paul Ausick