Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Lower

At about 8:25 a.m. ET, Germany’s DAX is down -1.02% at 6,674.26 and France’s CAC 40 is down -1.31% at 3,226.97. In London, the FTSE 100 is down 0.52%, at 5,680.77.

In Asia, the Nikkei closed up 1.19% at 9,637.99. The Hang Seng index closed up 1.84% at 20,701.00 and Shanghai closed up 0.35% at 2,359.16.

Dow futures are down -0.50%, at 12,885.00. The Nasdaq is down -0.42%, at 2,727.25 and the S&P is down -0.49%, at 1,379.10.

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 0.28% at 79.508.

In commodities, WTI and Brent crude are lower this morning, with WTI down -0.38% at $103.25/barrel and Brent is down -0.05% at $121.65/barrel. Gold is down -0.50% this morning, at $1,672.20/ounce.

Paul Ausick