U.S. Stock Futures Waver at the End of the Week

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday at the end of a week that saw stocks on Wall Street climb to record closes multiple times.

S&P 500 futures were flat and futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.1%. Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 0.3%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict market moves after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was lower 0.1% in morning trade as gains in consumer-discretionary and materials sectors were muted by losses in information-technology and communication-services sectors.

The FTSE 100 traded mostly flat and shed 0.1%. Other stock indexes in Europe were mixed as the U.K.'s FTSE 250 added 0.1%, whereas France's CAC 40 was broadly flat and Germany's DAX lost 0.2%.

The euro and the British pound were down 0.1% and 0.3% respectively against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, the Swiss franc was flat against the dollar, with 1 franc buying $1.08.

In commodities, Brent crude slipped 0.4% to $62.95 a barrel. Gold also slipped 0.6% to $1,746.90 a troy ounce.

The yield on German 10-year bunds rose to minus 0.316% and 10-year U.K. government debt known as gilts yields strengthened to 0.777%. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to 1.660% from 1.632%. Yields and prices move in opposite directions.

Indexes in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.2%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 1.1% and China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 0.9%.

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April 09, 2021 04:02 ET (08:02 GMT)

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