U.S. Stock Futures Slip as Treasuries Edge Lower: Markets Wrap
Stocks
- Futures on the S&P 500 Index fell 0.2% as of 8:32 a.m. New York time.
- The Stoxx Europe 600 Index decreased 0.3%.
- Italy’s FTSE MIB Index sank 0.5%.
- The MSCI Emerging Market Index declined 0.1%.
Currencies
- The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed.
- The euro fell 0.1% to $1.1042.
- The British pound climbed 0.1% to $1.2364.
- Sweden’s krona weakened 0.7% to 10.74 per euro.
Bonds
- The yield on 10-year Treasuries gained one basis point to 1.65%.
- Germany’s 10-year yield advanced three basis points to -0.56%.
- Britain’s 10-year yield climbed three basis points to 0.62%.
- Japan’s 10-year yield climbed three basis points to -0.221%.
Commodities
- Gold declined 0.4% to $1,493 an ounce.
- West Texas Intermediate crude advanced 1.1% to $58.51 a barrel.
- Corn climbed 1.3% to $3.59 a bushel.