Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Slightly Higher

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -1.05% at 6,703.81 and France’s CAC 40 is down -1.55% at 3,268.36. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.93%, at 5,670.45.

In Asia, the Nikkei closed down -0.09% at 9,538.02. The Hang Seng index closed down -1.15% at 20,356.20 and Shanghai closed up 0.88% at 2,305.86.

Dow futures are up 0.16%, at 12,870.00. The Nasdaq is up 0.34%, at 2,737.75 and the S&P is up 0.15%, at 1,376.90.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is weaker against the euro and and the Japanese yen, but stronger versus the British pound. The US dollar index is up 0.04% at 79.765.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.54% at $101.91/barrel and Brent is down -0.97% at $121.48/barrel. Gold is up 0.24% this morning, at $1,647.80/ounce.

Paul Ausick