U.S. stock-index futures were lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the publication of the minutes from the FOMC's latest meeting later today as well as prepared for the start of earnings season, which will unofficially kick off tomorrow tomorrow morning when financial heavyweights JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Citigroup (C) release their results for the third quarter.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 20,881.27 +57.76 +0.28%
Hang Seng 28,389.57 -101.26 -0.36%
Shanghai 3,389.05 +6.06 +0.18%
S&P/ASX 5,772.15 +34.04 +0.59%
FTSE 7,531.67 -6.60 -0.09%
CAC 5,348.51 -15.14 -0.28%
DAX 12,945.11 -4.14 -0.03%
Crude $51.02 (+0.20%)
Gold $1,292.20 (-0.12%)