Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Sinking

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -1.38% at 6,771.57 and France’s CAC 40 is down -1.49%, at 3,435.62. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.93%, at 5,820.26.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -2.16%, at 20,806.20 and the Nikkei index closed down -0.63%, at 9,637.63. The Shanghai exchange closed down -1.41%, at 2,410.45.

Dow futures are down -0.66%, at 12,875.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.75%, at 2,596.50 and the S&P is down -0.78%, at 1,353.70.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro and the British pound, and weaker versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.46% at 79.664.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are down this morning, with WTI down -0.52% at $106.16/barrel and Brent is down -0.53% at $123.14/barrel. Gold is down -0.79% this morning, at $1,690.50/ounce.

Paul Ausick