U.S. Futures Fluctuate as Stocks Slide; Gold Gains: Markets Wrap

Stocks

• Futures on the S&P 500 Index were little changed as of 7:24 a.m. New York time.
• Nasdaq 100 Index futures dipped 0.1%.
• The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined 1.1%.
• South Korea’s Kospi Index fell 1.3%.
• The MSCI Asia Pacific Index sank 1.3%.

Currencies

• The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index increased 0.1%.
• The euro was little changed at $1.0887.
• The British pound decreased 0.6% to $1.2925.
• The Japanese yen weakened 0.3% to 110.50 per dollar.

Bonds

• The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased one basis point to 1.37%.
• The yield on two-year Treasuries fell four basis points to 1.18%.
• Germany’s 10-year yield jumped two basis points to -0.49%.
• Britain’s 10-year yield decreased one basis point to 0.514%.

Commodities

 

 

• West Texas Intermediate crude dipped 1.5% to $49.14 a barrel.
• Gold strengthened 0.6% to $1,644.82 an ounce.
• Iron ore sank 2.5% to $86.09 per metric ton.
• LME copper fell 0.9% to $5,635 per metric ton.