Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Mostly Flat
US index futures can’t find much to get excited about one way or the other this morning. Debt downgrades to six European countries were no surprise last night, and a big jump in investor confidence in Germany hasn’t been enough…
At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 0.17% at 6,749.66 and France’s CAC 40 is up 0.08%, at 3,387.24. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.02%, at 5,904.70.
In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed up 0.15%, at 20,917.80 and the Nikkei index closed up 0.59%, at 9,052.07. The Shanghai exchange closed down -0.30%, at 2,344.77.
Dow futures are down -0.02%, at 12,833.00. The Nasdaq 100 is up 0.03%, at 2,568.50 and the S&P is down -0.05%, at 1,348.40.
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 0.04% at 79.170.
In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are mixed this morning, with WTI up 0.30% at $101.21/barrel and Brent is down -0.08% at $117.84/barrel. Gold is down -0.41% this morning, at $1,717.90/ounce.
Paul Ausick
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Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.
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.