U.S. stock-index futures fell, as investors preferred safe-haven assets such as gold and the U.S. Treasuries in response protectionist sentiment in Trump inauguration speech. Focus also is on quarterly earnings reports; around 20 percent of the S&P 500 components is scheduled to report between today and Friday.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 18,891.03 -246.88 -1.29%
Hang Seng 22,898.52 +12.61 +0.06%
Shanghai 3,136.64 +13.50 +0.43%
FTSE 7,151.49 -46.95 -0.65%
CAC 4,827.25 -23.42 -0.48%
DAX 11,573.49 -56.64 -0.49%
Crude $52.51 (-1.33%)
Gold $1,210.20 (+0.44%)
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