The 30-year Treasury yield earlier fell to fresh three-year lows
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading nearly 200 points below fair value, as yesterday's optimism over U.S.-China trade talks fades. Ten-year and 30-year Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels since 2016 earlier, while gold futures tagged six-year highs -- and traders are also weighing a disappointing fiscal third-quarter earnings report from Disney (DIS) this morning. DIS stock is down more than 5% ahead of the open, with the media giant missing top- and bottom-line estimates on heavy investments in its soon-to-launch Disney+ streaming service and the impact of its Twenty-First Century Fox acquisitions.
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For the most part, Asian equities traded in the red once again. China's Shanghai Composite fell for a sixth straight day, ending with a 0.3% loss, though Hong Kong's Hang Seng managed a 0.1% gain. Japan's Nikkei also settled in the red, giving back 0.3%, while South Korea's Kospi fell 0.4%.
Stocks in Europe, on the other hand, are set to break their recent losing streak. More specifically, London's FTSE 100 is up 0.7%, which would be its first win in seven sessions, despite a number of earnings misses. France's CAC 40 is also gaining, up 1.2%, and the German DAX is following suit, up 1.1%, even though the country's industrial output in June fell more than expected.