Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Lower Again

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -0.90% at 6,722.88 and France’s CAC 40 is down -0.51% at 3,296.50. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.40%, at 5,681.24.

In Asia, the Nikkei closed down -0.53% at 9,767.61. The Hang Seng closed down -0.95% at 20,593.00 and the Shanghai index closed up 1.74% at 2,302.24, in its first day of trading this week.

Dow futures are down -0.29%, at 12,967.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.13%, at 2,733.00 and the S&P is down -0.32%, at 1,388.70.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is stronger against the euro and the British pound, and weaker versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is up 0.25% at 79.974.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are higher this morning, with WTI up 0.40% at $101.88/barrel and Brent is up 0.23% at $122.62/barrel. Gold is up 0.75% this morning, at $1,626.20/ounce.

Paul Ausick