U.S. Stock Futures Edge Down Ahead of Jobless Figures
03 Junio 2021 - 3:02AM
Noticias Dow Jones
U.S. stock futures ticked lower ahead of an update on the number
of Americans applying for unemployment benefits.
Futures on the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures on the Dow
Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%. The contracts don't
necessarily predict moves after the markets open.
European stocks fell Thursday. The Stoxx Europe 600 was lower
0.1% in morning trade as losses in healthcare and communication
services sectors were muted by the rest of the stock sectors.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 shed 0.2%. Other stock indexes in Europe
also mostly slipped as France's CAC 40 was down 0.1%, the U.K.'s
FTSE 250 lost 0.1% and Germany's DAX lost 0.2%.
The Swiss franc, the euro and the British pound dropped 0.3%,
0.2% and 0.1% respectively against the U.S. dollar.
In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude strengthened
0.4% to $71.67 a barrel. Gold fell 0.6% to $1,898.60 a troy
ounce.
The yield on German 10-year bunds gained to minus 0.184% and the
10-year U.K. government debt known as gilts yield was up to 0.814%.
10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to 1.603% from 1.591%. Bond
prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Indexes in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index added
0.4%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng was lower 0.6% and China's
benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 0.4% after trading higher
0.6% earlier.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 03, 2021 04:02 ET (08:02 GMT)
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