Global stocks mixed as U.S. debt drama continues
S&P 500 and DJIA futures are ahead 0.35% as the Senate
moves towards a budget/debt limit deal, while Nasdaq 100 (QQQ)
futures are up just 0.1% as traders digest Intel and Yahoo earnings reports.
Europe's off a bit and Asia
was mixed to lower overnight.
The 10-year Treasury yield popped as high as 2.76%
overnight, but is now back to flat at 2.73%.
Index ETFs: IVV, SPY, VOO,
RWL, SFLA, SSO, UPRO, SDS,
SPXU, SH, EPS, RSP, BXUB, BXUC, BXDB, DIA,
DDM, UDOW, DXD, SDOW, DOG, QQQ, QQEW, TQQQ,
QID, SQQQ, PSQ, QLD, QQQE.
- European and Asian stocks are mainly lower as markets nervously wait out the twists and turns in the U.S.'s debt-budget drama.
- The latest is that the Senate is close to a deal, although that was the case this time yesterday as well before negotiations were called off and then re-opened.
- Investors in U.S. equities appear optimistic, though, with stock futures higher.
- Japan +0.2%, Hong Kong -0.5%, China -1.8%, India -0.4%.
- EU Stoxx 50 -0.3%, London -0.5%, Paris -0.7%, Frankfurt -0.1%, Milan +0.6%, Madrid -0.2%.
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