Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Down Again
US index futures are moving down this morning as investors wait for the report from the US Commerce Department on factory orders. Economists expect a gain of 1.5% in orders. This afternoon the FOMC releases the minutes of its last…
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At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -0.39% at 7,029.16 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.69% at 3,438.91. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.33%, at 5,855.23.
In Asia, the Hang Seng index closed up 1.31%, at 20,791.00. The Nikkei closed down -0.59% at 10,050.40 and the Shanghai exchange was closed today.
Dow futures are down -0.28%, at 13,152.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.11%, at 2,774.00 and the S&P is down -0.28%, at 1,408.60.
In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.14% at 78.934.
In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.78% at $104.41/barrel and Brent is down -0.53% at $124.77/barrel. Gold is down -0.29% this morning, at $1,674.80/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.