Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Nearly Flat

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -0.66% at 6,862.36 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.31%, at 3,454.60. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.29%, at 5,911.14.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed up 0.33%, at 21,549.30 and the Nikkei index closed up 0.96%, at 9,554.00. The Shanghai exchange closed up 0.93%, at 2,403.59.

Dow futures are down -0.03%, at 12,941.00. The Nasdaq 100 is down -0.02%, at 2,590.50 and the S&P is down -0.08%, at 1,359.00.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is weaker against the euro and stronger against the British pound and the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.13% at 79.211.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are mixed this morning, with WTI down -0.22% at $106.02/barrel and Brent is up 0.17% at $121.87/barrel. Gold is down -0.02% this morning, at $1,758.20/ounce.

Paul Ausick