Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Flat

At about 8:00 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -0.34% at 6,957.25 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.63%, at 3,450.71. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.25%, at 5,831.29.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -1.11%, at 20,668.80. The Nikkei closed down -1.14% at 10,011.50 and the Shanghai exchange closed down -1.10%, at 2,349.54.

Dow futures are down -0.17%, at 12,979.00. The Nasdaq is up 0.03%, at 2,732.00 and the S&P is down -0.09%, at 1,387.60.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is weaker against the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is down -0.27% at 79.523.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are higher this morning, with WTI up 0.16% at $105.52/barrel and Brent is up 0.46% at $123.71/barrel. Gold is up 0.38% this morning, at $1,648.80/ounce.

Paul Ausick