Stock Futures Slip Ahead of Job Market Data

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.2% in morning trade dragged down by declines in healthcare and real-estate sectors.

The U.K.’s FTSE 100 shed 1.1%. Other stock indexes in Europe also mostly slipped as France’s CAC 40 fell 1.2%, the U.K.’s FTSE 250 was down 0.8% and Germany’s DAX was lower 1.2%.

The Swiss franc and the euro gained 0.1% against the U.S. dollar and the British pound was mostly flat against the dollar, with 1 pound buying $1.36.

In commodities, Brent crude declined 0.2% to $83.46 a barrel. Gold was up 0.3% to $1,761.70 a troy ounce.

The German 10-year bund yield fell to minus 0.124% and U.K. 10-year gilts yields slipped to 1.183%. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury was unchanged at 1.604% from Friday. Bond yields move inversely to prices.

Stocks in Asia mostly fell as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.7%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index declined 0.9% and China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was lower 1.2%.

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