Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Higher
US index futures are higher this morning as investors wait for a slew of data including the report on new unemployment benefits claims and two reports on manufacturing growth. In Europe, yields on short-term Spanish bonds fell, but longer-term yields…
At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 0.24% at 7,096.23 and France’s CAC 40 is flat, at 3,564.59. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.10%, at 5,939.33.
In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed up 0.21%, at 21,353.50 and the Nikkei index closed up 0.72%, at 10,123.30. The Shanghai exchange closed down -0.73%, at 2,373.77.
Dow futures are up 0.22%, at 13,159.00. The Nasdaq is up 0.31%, at 2,711.00 and the S&P is up 0.24%, at 1,392.10.
In the currency markets, the US dollar is weaker against the euro, the Japanese yen, and the British pound. The US dollar index is down -0.21% at 80.394.
In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are mixed this morning, with WTI up 0.11% at $105.55/barrel and Brent is down -0.10% at $124.84/barrel. Gold is up 0.32% this morning, at $1,648.20/ounce.
Paul Ausick
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Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.
He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.