Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Lower

At about 8:00 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -1.05% at 6,925.38 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.90% at 3,399.39. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.71%, at 5,767.92.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -1.32%, at 20,609.40. The Nikkei closed down -0.67% at 10,114.80 and the Shanghai exchange closed down -1.43%, at 2,252.16.

Dow futures are down -0.22%, at 13,024.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.23%, at 2,761.50 and the S&P is down -0.29%, at 1,396.20.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro, flat against the British pound, and weaker versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.10% at 79.207.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.45% at $104.94/barrel and Brent is down -0.16% at $123.96/barrel. Gold is down -0.11% this morning, at $1,658.60/ounce.

Paul Ausick