Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Down Sharply

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -1.74% at 6,860.79 and France’s CAC 40 is down -1.43% at 3,358.03. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -1.15%, at 5,770.93.

In Asia, the Nikkei closed down -2.29% at 9,819.99. The Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges were closed today.

Dow futures are down -0.74%, at 13,035.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.68%, at 2,760.00 and the S&P is down -0.75%, at 1,398.30.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro a;nd the British pound, and weaker versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.27% at 79.694.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -1.02% at $102.95/barrel and Brent is down -0.54% at $124.19/barrel. Gold is down -2.7% this morning, at $1,626.90/ounce.

Paul Ausick