Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Higher

At about 8:15 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is up 0.58% at 6,713.34 and France’s CAC 40 is up 0.03% at 3,238.55. In London, the FTSE 100 is down -0.03%, at 5,633.25.

In Asia, the Nikkei closed up 0.70% at 9,524.79. The Hang Seng index closed up 0.93% at 20,327.30 and Shanghai closed up 1.82% at 2,350.86.

Dow futures are up 0.46%, at 12,803.00. The Nasdaq is up 0.60%, at 2,720.50 and the S&P is up 0.56%, at 1,371.60.

In the currency markets, the US dollar is weaker against the euro and and the British pound, but stronger versus the Japanese yen. The US dollar index is down -0.39% at 79.484.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are mixed this morning, with WTI up 0.54% at $103.25/barrel and Brent is down -0.10% at $120.06/barrel. Gold is down -0.33% this morning, at $1,654.80/ounce.

Paul Ausick