U.S. Futures Increase, European Stocks Up

Dow Jones
Aug 13

This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology.

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 added 0.1%, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 increased 0.1% in morning trading. Embracer Group Series B rose 19%, and Adyen climbed 9.5%. On the other hand, Swissquote Group Holding fell 12%, and Lanxess declined 5.4%.

Across specific markets, London's FTSE 100 fell 0.3%, and France's CAC 40 added 0.2%. Germany's DAX index added 0.4%.

On the currency front, the Wall Street Journal Dollar Index held steady at 96.29. The euro held steady against the dollar at $1.1523, and the pound weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.3485.

Bitcoin climbed 0.5% to $63,831.00.

In commodities, Brent crude fell 0.4% to $88.64 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.5% to $82.89 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 1.8% to 59.95 euros per megawatt hour.

Gold futures declined 0.8% to $4,431.20 per troy ounce.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed 0.68 basis points to 3.1812%. The yield on the U.K.'s 10-year Gilt climbed 0.77 basis points to 4.984%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined 0.54 basis points to 4.685%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.5%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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