4 March 2013
Before the bell: S&P futures -0.16%, Nasdaq futures -0.30%
U.S. stock-index futures declined as growth slowed in China’s services industry and American lawmakers signaled federal spending cuts will continue for weeks before they can reach a budget resolution.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 11,652.29 +45.91 +0.40% Hang Seng 22,537.81 -342.41 -1.50% Shanghai Composite 2,273.4 -86.10 -3.65% FTSE 6,357.33 -21.27 -0.33% CAC 3,713.41 +13.50 +0.36% DAX 7,695.34 -12.82 -0.17% Crude oil $90.60 -0.09%Gold $1576.80 +0.29%