U.S. stock-index futures traded flat on Wednesday, as investors awaited minutes from latest Fed's meeting (due at 18:00 GMT) while assessing solid quarterly results from Target (TGT; +8.8% in premarket trading) and Lowe’s (LOW; +2.3%) as well as prospect of pared-down stimulus from the U.S. lawmakers.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 23,110.61 | +59.53 | +0.26% |
Hang Seng | 25,178.91 | -188.47 | -0.74% |
Shanghai | 3,408.13 | -42.96 | -1.24% |
S&P/ASX | 6,167.60 | +44.20 | +0.72% |
FTSE | 6,087.19 | +10.57 | +0.17% |
CAC | 4,945.14 | +7.08 | +0.14% |
DAX | 12,922.23 | +40.47 | +0.31% |
Crude oil | $42.53 | -0.84% | |
Gold | $1,998.90 | -0.70% |