Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Drop

At about 8:30 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is dowen -1.07% at 6,790.72 and France’s CAC 40 is down -1.19%, at 3,425.68. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.93%, at 5,880.13.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -0.88%, at 21,217.90 and the Nikkei index closed down -0.14%, at 9,633.93. The Shanghai exchange closed up 0.30%, at 2,447.06.

Dow futures are down -0.37%, at 12,913.00. The Nasdaq 100 is down -0.37%, at 2,591.75 and the S&P is down -0.45%, at 1,357.20.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro and the British pound, but weaker versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.26% at 78.606.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.91% at $108.77/barrel and Brent is down -1.02% at $124.19/barrel. Gold is down -0.41% this morning, at $1,769.20/ounce.

Paul Ausick