Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+0.9%?to 9829. Hong Kong?-0.4%?to 22514. China?+0.5%to 2160. India?-0.4%?to 19244.?
In Europe, at midday, London?-0.5%. Paris?-0.4%. Frankfurt?-0.1%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.1%. S&P?+0.2%. Nasdaq?-0.15%. Crude?-0.1%to $86.65. Gold?-0.2%?to $1693.70.
Economic Calendar and Fed Speak
8:30 Empire State Mfg Survey
9:00 Treasury International Capital
12:30 PM Fed’s Lacker: Economic Outlook
Earnings
Weatherford International
Stories
Electronic Trading Spreads in Asia as Regulators Ease Path From Wall Street Journal
Rivals Mulled Raising Bids for Knight Capital From Wall Street Journal
Ex-traders turn entrepreneurs as tech costs plunge From Financial News
Back office pushed to the front of the cost-cutting queue From Financial News
JPMorgan Wins Approval for First U.S. Physical Copper ETF From Bloomberg
Trading in Asia Changes Bit by Bit From Wall Street Journal
Clearers and exchanges face reform limits From Financial News
Central clearing of derivatives in EU delayed: report From Reuters
Stock futures mixed on “cliff” optimism, fall in Apple From Reuters