U.S. stock futures ticked higher after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hit closing records amid strong corporate earnings reports.
S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures strengthened 0.1%. The contracts don’t necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 lost 0.1% in morning trade as gains in healthcare and energy sectors were offset by losses in financials and consumer staples sectors.
The U.K.’s FTSE 100 declined 0.1%. Other stock indexes in Europe were mixed as France’s CAC 40 was broadly flat and the U.K.’s FTSE 250 was largely flat, whereas Germany’s DAX was down 0.1%.
The Swiss franc and the euro gained 0.2% and 0.1% respectively against the U.S. dollar and the British pound was flat against the dollar, with 1 pound buying $1.38.
In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude fell 1% to $84.79 a barrel. Gold also slipped 0.2% to $1,790.40 a troy ounce.
German 10-year bund yields were up to minus 0.113% and 10-year gilts yields were down to 1.100%. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury gained to 1.626% from 1.618%. Bond yields move in the opposite directions to prices.
Stocks in Asia mostly fell as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 1.7%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was flat after declining 0.8% earlier, and China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was lower 1%.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.
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