Finance and Markets: futures on European indices
Futures on European stock indices showed little movement this morning (compared to the prices recorded at the closing of the underlyings at 5.30pm in the previous session): EURO STOXX 50 -0.1%; London (FTSE 100) -0.1%; Frankfurt (DAX) +0.0%; FTSE MIB +0.0%.
The closures of the main indices in the previous session: EURO STOXX 50 -0.04%; London (FTSE 100) -0.14%; Frankfurt (DAX) -0.20%; Paris (CAC 40) -0.01%; Madrid (IBEX 35) -0.07%; Milan (FTSE MIB) -0.64%.
Finance and Markets: US index futures
Futures on American stock indices below parity this morning: S&P 500 -0.1%; NASDAQ 100 -0.1%; Dow Jones Industrial -0.3%.
The closures of the main US indices in the previous session: S&P 500 -0.05%; NASDAQ Composite +0.18%; Dow Jones Industrial -0.02%.
Stock markets Asia
Japanese stock market in red. The Nikkei 225 index ended at -0.80%.
Chinese stocks on the rise. The CSI 300 index of Shanghai and Shenzhen currently marks +0.3%, the Hang Seng index of Hong Kong +1.3%.
Bond futures
Bund future above the minimum since July 26th at 132.58 points reached yesterday mid-session. The December contract currently stands at 132.81. Settlement of the previous session at 132.83 (at 5.15 pm).
Valute e Commodities
Euro just above the lows since 2 August against the dollar reached yesterday evening and overnight at 1.0792. EUR/USD is currently at around 1.0800.
Oil below the highs since the beginning of last week reached yesterday afternoon. The December future on Brent marks 75.90 $/barrel (maximum at 76.32), the November future on WTI marks 71.20 $/barrel (maximum at 72.08).
Gas further rising after yesterday’s +1.7%, approaching the highest since August 12th reached on October 4th at 41.170 euros/MWh. The Dutch TTF Natural Gas Future November marks 40.950 euro/MWh, +0.6% compared to the close of the previous session (40.024).
Gold is making further progress, reaching new all-time highs. Current price in the area of 2753 $/ounce (spot gold).
