U.S. Futures Rise as Stocks Mixed; Dollar Edges Up: Markets Wrap

 

 

 

Here are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

• Futures on the S&P 500 Index climbed 0.3% as of 7:26 a.m. New York time.
• The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 0.1%.
• The U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index dipped 0.3%.
• The Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.9%.

Currencies

• The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index climbed 0.1%.
• The British pound increased 0.1% to $1.231.
• The euro declined 0.3% to $1.0907.
• The Japanese yen was little changed at 107.93 per dollar.

Bonds

• The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased one basis point to 1.69%.
• Britain’s 10-year yield fell less than one basis point to 0.496%.
• Germany’s 10-year yield climbed one basis point to -0.57%.
• Australia’s 10-year yield advanced seven basis points to 1.0215%.

Commodities

• West Texas Intermediate crude sank 1% to $55.34 a barrel.
• Gold decreased 0.7% to $1,487.26 an ounce.
• Wheat advanced 0.3% to $4.89 a bushel.
• LME nickel increased 0.8% to $17,345 per metric ton.

Here are some key events coming up this week:

• Australia’s monetary policy decision is set for Tuesday, with markets and economists leaning toward a third interest-rate cut for 2019.
• Euro-zone CPI for September is scheduled for Tuesday.
• There’s a slew of U.S. data including ISM manufacturing on Tuesday, the ADP employment report on Wednesday and the monthly government jobs report on Friday.
• The Reserve Bank of India sets policy on Friday.