U.S. stock-index were flat.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 17,000.98 -47.57 -0.28%
Hang Seng 20,615.23 -51.52 -0.25%
Shanghai Composite 3,010.79 +11.43 +0.38%
FTSE 6,199.48 +6.74 +0.11%
CAC 4,448.99 +17.02 +0.38%
DAX 10,078.94 +88.94 +0.89%
Crude oil $40.96 (-1.18%)
Gold $1224.40 (-2.00%)