Today's Markets: In Asia, Japan +1.3% to 14808.5. Hong Kong -0.1% to 21345. China -1.1% to 2023. India +1% to 20151. In Europe, at midday, London +0.4%. Paris +0.3%. Frankfurt flat. Futures at 6:20: Dow flat. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq -0.1%. Crude -0.2% to $106.31. Gold +0.2% to $1281.20.
Today's economic calendar: 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims 9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index 10:00 Philly Fed Business Outlook 10:00 Leading Indicators 10:30 Bernanke delivers semi-annual monetary policy testimony 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory 4:30 PM Money Supply 4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet |