Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+0.9%?to 9223. Hong Kong?+1.4%?to 21524. China?+1.1%to 2030. India?+0.7%?to 18460.?
In Europe, at midday, London flat. Paris?+0.1%. Frankfurt?+0.1%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.1%. S&P?+0.1%. Nasdaq?+0.1%. Crude?+0.9%to $87.50. Gold?+0.15%?to $1726.20.
Economic calendar
7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
9:00 PMI Manufacturing Index
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
9:55 Reuters/UofM Consumer Sentiment
10:00 Leading Indicators
10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
11:00 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
Earnings
Deere, Donaldson
Stories
Expert sees a gathering storm for top fund manager From Wall Street Journal
Top Treasury Official Eyed as Possible SEC Chairman From Wall Street Journal
TMX Sees Dodd-Frank Pushing Debt to Exchanges From Bloomberg
Dodd-Frank Foes Can?t Show Credible Threat, U.S. Says From Bloomberg