OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
June E-mini S&Ps (ESM15 -0.21%) this morning are down -0.33% and European stocks are down -1.42% at a 4-week low ahead of U.S. May non-farm payrolls. Stocks took a hit after Greece said it would defer a debt payment due today to the IMF until the end of the month, which bolsters concern that Greece may be close to bankruptcy. Greece’s ASE Stock Index tumbled -4.55% and the 10-year Greek bond yield rose 40 bp to a three-session high of 11.32% on Greek default concerns. Asian stocks closed mostly lower: Japan -0.13%, Hong Kong -1.06%, China +1.54%, Taiwan -0.09%, Australia-0.11%, Singapore -0.34%, South Korea -0.21%, India -0.17%. Chinese socks rallied and bucked the negative trend as the China’s Shanghai Composite Index climbed to a 7-1/3 year high amid speculation the government will boost stimulus measures to bolster the economy along with cross-borders sales of mutual funds that may widen access to financial markets and increase equity inflows.
Commodity prices are mixed. Jul crude oil (CLN15 +0.40%) is down -0.50% at a 1-week low on speculation that OPEC will leave its production targets unchanged as the cartel meets today in Vienna. Jul gasoline (RBN15 +0.93%) is up +0.37%. Metals prices are mostly lower. Aug gold (GCQ15 -0.10%) is down -0.11%. Jul copper (HGN15 +0.09%) is down -0.13%% at a 6-week low on concern that U.S. copper demand will weaken after the IMF cut its 2015 U.S. GDP estimate to 2.5% from an earlier forecast of 3.1%. Agricultural prices are mixed.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.21%) is up +0.24%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.11%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.36%.
Sep T-note prices (ZNU15 -0.25%) are down -8.5 ticks.
Greece notified the IMF that a 300 million euro payment due to the IMF today would be deferred and bundled with three more payments due at the end of the month. Greece is the first country since the 1980s to defer a payment to the IMF and underscores the state of Greece’s shrinking finances.
