U.S. stock-index futures dropped before a report that may show fewer Americans signed contracts to buy houses last month.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 13,661.13 -468.85 -3.32%
Hang Seng 21,850.15 -118.80 -0.54%
Shanghai Composite 1,976.31 -34.54 -1.72%
FTSE 6,574.81 +20.02 +0.31%
CAC 3,981.89 +13.05 +0.33%
DAX 8,265.93 +21.02 +0.25%
Crude oil $105.12 +0.40%
Gold $1329.20 +0.58%