Financial markets see US futures rise, European stocks slip and commodities gain
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
Financial markets see US futures rise, European stocks slip and commodities gain
13 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, Dow futures 0.1%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.8%; Brent crude hit $100.68 and Dutch gas rose to 44.5 euros.
The FTSE 100, CAC 40 and DAX each dropped about 0.8%-1%, the dollar index edged down to 94.91, and the US 10-year Treasury yield slipped to 4.387%.
Asian markets were mixed, with Japan and Hong Kong lower and Shanghai flat, after earlier reports said European shares opened weaker following Donald Trump's threat of much higher EU tariffs.
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