Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Slightly Higher
US index futures are slightly higher this morning following two down days. The main prop for the indexes is the hope that Greece will finally settle its debt deal. The thin gains in the indexes mirror the slim hopes. Yesterday’s…
At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 0.72% at 6,802.75 and France’s CAC 40 is up 0.50%, at 3,428.60. In London, the FTSE 100 is up 0.06%, at 5,893.60.
In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed up 1.54%, at 21,018.50 and the Nikkei index closed up 1.10%, at 9,015.59. The Shanghai exchange closed up 2.43%, at 2,347.53.
Dow futures are up 0.18%, at 12,854.00. The Nasdaq 100 is up 0.18%, at 2,533.75 and the S&P is up 0.08%, at 1,345.80.
In the currency markets, the US dollar is weaker against the British pound and the euro, and stronger versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is down -0.084% at 78.487.
In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are higher this morning, with WTI up 0.87% at $99.27/barrel and Brent is up 0.26% at $116.53/barrel. Gold is down -0.11% this morning, at $1,746.50/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.