Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Falling

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -0.96% at 6,854.78 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.39%, at 3,487.65. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.31%, at 5,892.88.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -1.38%, at 21,265.30 and the Nikkei index closed down -0.80%, at 9,698.59. The Shanghai exchange closed down -0.64%, at 2,445.00.

Dow futures are down -0.26%, at 12,934.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.31%, at 2,635.25 and the S&P is down -0.34%, at 1,364.20.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is down -0.04% at 79.373.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are mixed this morning, with WTI down -0.07% at $106.62/barrel and Brent is up 0.40% at $124.14/barrel. Gold is down -0.39% this morning, at $1,703.10/ounce.

Paul Ausick