Crude futures are trading higher this morning
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value, climbing alongside blue-chip energy stocks Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) as oil prices turn higher in the wake of the the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement. At last check, June-dated crude futures are up 2.7% at $70.91 per barrel. Investors are also digesting this morning's inflation update, with the producer price index (PPI) edging up 0.1% in April, below the 0.3% estimate.
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Weekly crude inventories are due today, while Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic is expected to speak. 21st Century Fox (FOXA), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Groupon (GRPN), Horizon Pharma (HZNP), Mylan NV (MYL), Office Depot (ODP), Roku (ROKU), SINA (SINA), Toyota Motor (TM), and Wix.com (WIX). will report earnings.
Asian stocks closed mostly lower today, after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will back out of the Iran nuclear deal. Despite the uproar, crude prices rebounded, reaching another multi-year peak. Japan's Nikkei ended 0.4% lower, China's Shanghai Composite closed down 0.1%, South Korea's Kospi lost 0.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng managed a 0.4% lift.
European markets are trading mixed at midday. U.K. telecommunications concern Vodafone is higher after announcing it will buy assets from sector peer Liberty Global for $13 billion. Oil stocks are higher with crude futures, sending London's FTSE 100 up 0.4%, at last check. However, France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX are down 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively, at last glance.