Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Stronger

At about 8:00 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 2.07% at 6,808.99 and France’s CAC 40 is up 1.96%, at 3,458.82. In London, the FTSE 100 is up 1.26%, at 5,864.64.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed up 1.32%, at 20,900.70 and the Nikkei index closed up 2.01%, at 9,768.96. The Shanghai exchange closed up 1.06%, at 2,420.28.

Dow futures are up 0.69%, at 12,929.00. The Nasdaq is up 0.64%, at 2,625.50 and the S&P is up 0.79%, at 1,363.50.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is weaker against the euro and the British pound, and stronger versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is down -0.51% at 79.307.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are higher this morning, with WTI up 0.55% at $106.74/barrel and Brent is up 0.81% at $125.12/barrel. We have more coverage on Brent pricing here. Gold is up 0.83% this morning, at $1,697.90/ounce.

Paul Ausick