U.S. and European equity futures rose Thursday and the dollar firmed as traders looked ahead to a key payrolls report and digested a dip in Asian stocks on signs Covid-19 flareups are hampering regional manufacturing.
S&P 500 and Euro Stoxx 50 contracts edged up after the U.S. gauge completed one of the best first halves since 1998 for American shares. In Asia, most major equity markets posted modest losses, though China eked out a gain. Purchasing managers’ indexes suggested curbs imposed to fight the virus had sapped output in parts of the Asian region.
The recent spread of the delta virus variant is tempering some of the optimism around the global recovery. The dollar advanced after its best month since March 2020 and Treasuries were steady. The payrolls report due Friday will provide a key gauge of economic progress, helping to shape expectations of when the Federal Reserve might start tapering stimulus.
Elsewhere, oil climbed ahead of a meeting between OPEC+ producers on output policy and as a stalemate in Iranian nuclear talks drags on.
After Hours Summary: MU -1.9% ticks lower on earnings; CVAC -9% falls on vaccine data; SJR +1.1% ticks higher on earnings
Nikkei -0.37% Hang Seng -0.57% CSI +0.36% Shanghai +0.33% Shenzen -0.05%
Eur$ 1.1842 CNH 6.4717 CNY 6.4664 JPY 111.14 GBP 1.3811 CHF 0.9259 RUB 73.1501 TRY 8.7026 WTI$ 73.59 +0.18% Gold 1,776.25 +0.35% BTC 34,400 +270 ETH 2,230 +125
S&P +0.17% Nasdaq +0.04% EuroStoxx +0.38% FTSE +0.16% Dax +0.28% SMI +0.15%
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