U.S. Stock Futures Little Changed Ahead of Inflation Data
April 13 2021 - 4:27AM
Dow Jones News
U.S. stock futures were little changed ahead of inflation
figures, putting major indexes on course to continue this week's
pattern of small moves.
S&P 500 futures traded mostly flat and Dow Jones Industrial
Average futures strengthened 0.1%. Changes in equity futures don't
necessarily predict market moves after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.1% in morning trade as
gains in the consumer-discretionary and information-technology
sectors were offset by losses in the consumer-staples and
healthcare sectors.
SSP Group declined 2.4%.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 shed 0.1%. Other stock indexes in Europe
mostly inched up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.3%, the U.K.'s FTSE
250 rose 0.1% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.1%.
The Swiss franc and the euro fell 0.2% and 0.1% respectively
against the U.S. dollar whereas the British pound was up 0.2%
against the U.S. dollar, with 1 pound buying $1.38.
In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude rose 0.7% to
$63.72 a barrel. Gold was down 0.5% to $1,724.20 a troy ounce.
German 10-year bund yields strengthened to minus 0.280% and the
U.K. 10-year gilts yield was up to 0.809%. 10-year U.S. Treasury
yields strengthened to 1.696% from 1.674%. Bond prices and yields
move in opposite directions.
In Asia, indexes were mixed as Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.3%
and Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.7%, whereas China's benchmark
Shanghai Composite was lower 0.5%.
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April 13, 2021 04:12 ET (08:12 GMT)
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