U.S. stock-index futures rose slightly, as positive sentiment, bolstered by the July jobs report, which was released last Friday, continued to provide support to the market at the beginning of the new week.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 20,055.89 +103.56 +0.52%
Hang Seng 27,690.36 +127.68 +0.46%
Shanghai 3,279.54 +17.46 +0.54%
S&P/ASX 5,773.56 +52.97 +0.93%
FTSE 7,523.40 +11.69 +0.16%
CAC 5,199.59 -3.85 -0.07%
DAX 12,250.91 -46.81 -0.38%
Crude $49.03 (-1.11%)
Gold $1,262.70 (-0.15%)