Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Nearly Flat

At about 8:00 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 0.06% at 6,884.41 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.22%, at 3,479.84. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.17%, at 5,877.77.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed up 0.23%, at 21,134.20 and the Nikkei index closed down -0.40%, at 9,889.86. The Shanghai exchange closed down -0.19%, at 2,434.86.

Dow futures are down -0.09%, at 12,852.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.18%, at 2,639.00 and the S&P is down -0.17%, at 1,364.50.

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 down -0.03% at 80.014.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are down this morning, with WTI down -1.04% at $106.28/barrel and Brent is down -1.07% at $124.63/barrel. Gold is down -0.72% this morning, at $1,699.20/ounce.

Paul Ausick