U.S. stock-index futures fell on Wednesday as investors digested data that showed a bigger-than-expected rebound in U.S. retail sales in January, an indication of economic strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to continue fighting inflation by hiking interest rates.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 27,501.86 | -100.91 | -0.37% |
Hang Seng | 20,812.17 | -301.59 | -1.43% |
Shanghai | 3,280.49 | -12.79 | -0.39% |
S&P/ASX | 7,352.20 | -78.70 | -1.06% |
FTSE | 7,958.51 | +4.66 | +0.06% |
CAC | 7,279.16 | +65.35 | +0.91% |
DAX | 15,440.83 | +60.27 | +0.39% |
Crude oil | $78.35 | -0.71 | -0.90% |
Gold | $1,847.00 | -18.40 | -0.99% |