Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Higher

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 1.16% at 6,954.82 and France’s CAC 40 is up 1.41% at 3,428.79. In London, the FTSE 100 is up 0.59%, at 5,775.65.

In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed down -0.26%, at 20,555.60. The Nikkei closed down -0.31% at 10,083.60 and the Shanghai exchange closed up 0.47%, at 2,262.79.

Dow futures are up 0.47%, at 13,139.00. The Nasdaq is up 0.50%, at 2,772.00 and the S&P is up 0.54%, at 1,405.70.

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 -0.46% at 78.821.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are higher this morning, with WTI up 0.46% at $103.25/barrel and Brent is up 0.68% at $123.22/barrel. Gold is up 0.90% this morning, at $1,669.80/ounce.

Paul Ausick