U.S. Stock Futures Waver Ahead of Jobless Data
April 22 2021 - 4:10AM
Dow Jones News
U.S. stock futures were little changed ahead of a weekly update
on the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits.
S&P 500 futures and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures
traded broadly flat. The contracts don't necessarily predict moves
after the markets open.
Europe stocks climbed Thursday for a two-day winning streak. The
Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4% in morning trade. The
information-technology and communication-services sectors led gains
while the consumer-staples and financials sectors lost ground.
Bankinter slipped 2.1% for a three-session losing streak.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 added 0.2%. Other stock indexes in Europe
also mostly climbed as France's CAC 40 rose 0.6%, the U.K.'s FTSE
250 gained 0.4% and Germany's DAX added 0.5%.
The Swiss franc and the euro were up 0.2% and 0.1% respectively
against the U.S. dollar and the British pound was mostly flat
against the U.S. dollar, with 1 pound buying $1.39.
In commodities, Brent crude was down 0.4% to $65.06 a barrel.
Gold was flat, at $1,793.60 a troy ounce.
German 10-year bund yields declined to minus 0.273% and 10-year
gilts yields fell to 0.728%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield
declined to 1.547% from 1.566%. Yields move inversely to
prices.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.5%
and Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 2.4%, whereas China's benchmark
Shanghai Composite was lower 0.2%.
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April 22, 2021 03:55 ET (07:55 GMT)
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