U.S. Stock Futures Gain Ahead of Housing Data
25 Mayo 2021 - 02:54AM
Noticias Dow Jones
U.S. stock futures ticked higher ahead of fresh data on the
state of the housing market.
S&P 500 futures strengthened 0.3% and Dow Jones Industrial
Average futures were up 0.3%. The contracts don't necessarily
predict market moves after the markets open.
European stocks advanced Tuesday for a four-session run of
gains.
The Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.3% in morning trade, and it is at
its highest level in a year. Information technology and utilities
sectors led gains while financials and communication services
sectors lost ground.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 rose 0.1%. Other stock indexes in Europe
also mostly climbed as France's CAC 40 gained 0.1%, the U.K.'s FTSE
250 added 0.4% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.8%.
The Swiss franc, the euro and the British pound gained 0.3%,
0.2% and 0.2% respectively against the U.S. dollar.
In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude fell 0.1% to
$68.32 a barrel. Gold was up 0.2% to $1,887.40 a troy ounce.
German 10-year bund yields were down to minus 0.144% and 10-year
gilts yields declined to 0.804%. 10-year U.S. Treasury yields
slipped to 1.593% from 1.608%. Yields and prices move in opposite
directions.
In Asia, indexes mostly climbed as Hong Kong's Hang Seng added
1.5%, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.7%, and China's benchmark
Shanghai Composite climbed 2.4%.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 25, 2021 03:54 ET (07:54 GMT)
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