U.S. Stock Futures Edge Down
02 Junho 2021 - 05:10AM
Dow Jones News
U.S. stock futures slipped ahead of the Federal Reserve's "beige
book" report on the state of the economy.
S&P 500 futures edged down 0.1% and futures tied to the Dow
Jones Industrial Average shed 0.1%. The contracts don't necessarily
predict moves after the markets open.
Europe stocks climbed Wednesday for a two-day winning
streak.
The Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.4% in morning trade, and it is at
its highest level in a year. Financials and healthcare sectors led
gains while communication services and utilities sectors lost
ground.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100, which is dominated by large international
businesses, rose 0.6%. Other stock indexes in Europe also mostly
climbed as France's CAC 40 gained 0.4%, U.K.'s FTSE 250 rose 0.4%
and Germany's DAX added 0.4%.
The British pound slipped 0.1% against the dollar, with 1 pound
buying $1.41 whereas the Swiss franc and the euro traded flat
against the U.S. dollar.
In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude was up 0.8%
to $70.78 a barrel. Gold fell 0.2% to $1,900.80 a troy ounce.
The yield on German 10-year bunds was down to minus 0.190% and
the yield on 10-year U.K. government debt known as gilts declined
to 0.816%. 10-year U.S. Treasury yields were down to 1.602% from
1.613%. Yields move inversely to bond prices.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed
0.5% after falling as much as 0.8% during the session, whereas Hong
Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.6% and China's benchmark Shanghai Composite
was lower 0.8%.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 02, 2021 03:59 ET (07:59 GMT)
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