Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Pointed Down

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -1.09% at 6,691.30 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.63%, at 3,382.33. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.63%, at 5,854.96.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -0.05%, at 20,699.20 and the Nikkei index closed down -0.13%, at 8,917.52. The Shanghai exchange closed down -1.68%, at 2,291.90.

Dow futures are down -0.19%, at 12,752.00. The Nasdaq 100 is down -0.35%, at 2,517.00 and the S&P is down -0.32%, at 1,334.80.

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 0.133% at 79.183.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are mixed this morning, with WTI down -0.67% at $96.26/barrel and Brent is up 0.16% at $116.11/barrel. Gold is down -0.59% this morning, at $1,714.80/ounce.

Paul Ausick