U.S. stock futures edged up ahead of the beginning of corporate earnings season, with several major banks set to report before the opening bell.

Futures on the S&P 500 gained 0.1% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded flat. Changes in equity futures don't necessarily predict market moves after the markets open.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.2% in morning trade as gains in healthcare and consumer discretionary sectors were balanced by losses in information technology and real-estate sectors.

The U.K.'s FTSE 100, which is dominated by large international businesses, added 0.1%. Other stock indexes in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 climbed 0.4%, Germany's DAX gained 0.1% and the U.K.'s FTSE 250 slipped 0.1%.

The Swiss franc and the British pound were up 0.1% and 0.2% respectively against the U.S. dollar and the euro was mostly flat against the dollar, with 1 euro buying $1.20.

In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude was up 1.1% to $64.38 a barrel. Gold remained flat, at $1,746.80 a troy ounce.

German 10-year bund yields fell to minus 0.295% and the yield on U.K. 10-year gilts slipped to 0.774%. 10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to 1.635% from 1.622%. Bond yields move inversely to prices.

Indexes in Asia were mixed as Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 1.4% and China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.6%, whereas Japan's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.4%.

An

artificial-intelligence tool

was used in creating this article.

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 14, 2021 04:02 ET (08:02 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
FTSE 100
Index Chart
From Feb 2024 to Mar 2024 Click Here for more FTSE 100 Charts.
FTSE 100
Index Chart
From Mar 2023 to Mar 2024 Click Here for more FTSE 100 Charts.