U.S. stock-index futures were flat on Monday, as investors remained cautious ahead of the policy meetings of the central banks in the U.S., Japan and the U.K later this week. Meanwhile, Caterpillar's (CAT) solid Q2 earnings report provided some support to the market.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 22,544.84 | -167.91 | -0.74% |
| Hang Seng | 28,733.13 | -71.15 | -0.25% |
| Shanghai | 2,870.06 | -3.53 | -0.12% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,278.40 | -21.80 | -0.35% |
| FTSE | 7,712.03 | +10.72 | +0.14% |
| CAC | 5,505.85 | -5.91 | -0.11% |
| DAX | 12,841.68 | -18.72 | -0.15% |
| Crude | $69.94 | | +1.82% |
| Gold | $1,231.40 | | -0.11% |