U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.1%. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.1% -1/8/14

Global equities mixed

• Asian stocks mostly rise and European bourses mainly fall, while U.S. stock futures are flat-to-lower.
• The Nikkei gains 1.9% and recovers smartly from a sharp fall over the early part of the week, although the Shanghai Composite drops 0.15%, apparently dragged down by the re-opening of the IPO markets. Elsewhere in Asia, the Hang Seng is +1.2% and India's Sensex is +0.2%.
• Any positive sentiment is coming from a fall in the U.S. trade deficit and a rise in German exports, both of which suggest good things about the global economy.
• EU Stoxx 50 -0.1%, London -0.3%, Paris -0.2%, Frankfurt -0.2%, Milan +0.1%, Madrid -0.2%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.1%. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.1%

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