U.S. stock-index futures traded rose on Wednesday, as interest in buying stocks was preserved ahead of the main event of the week - the release of the U.S. August jobs report, which is due on Friday and could provide clues on the Federal Reserves’ taper timing.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 28,451.02 | +361.48 | +1.29% |
Hang Seng | 26,028.29 | +149.30 | +0.58% |
Shanghai | 3,567.10 | +23.16 | +0.65% |
S&P/ASX | 7,527.10 | -7.80 | -0.10% |
FTSE | 7,179.97 | +60.27 | +0.85% |
CAC | 6,780.65 | +100.47 | +1.50% |
DAX | 15,905.08 | +69.99 | +0.44% |
Crude oil | $68.66 | +0.23% | |
Gold | $1,817.90 | -0.01% |