S p indicated up fractionally. The nasdaq up fractionally as well overnight in asia, the nikkei ended higher it was up by 11 points thats still a win hang seng was up by a quarter percent. So was the shanghai composite. This morning and in some of the early trading weve seen take place in europe, modest advances actually things are relatively flat the cac is up by 0. 1 . The ftse is flat the dax is flat. Well see how things react as we get deeper into the trading day. Lets look at crude oil prices crude was down yesterday this morning its back above 50. 50. 7 5 50. 70 Hurricane Maria is lashing the islands, and puerto rico is preparing for a strike Steve Mclaughlin joins us now. From 7 00 p. M. To 1 00 a. M. , this storm had winds of 175, were down to 155 this is a strong category 4. The eyewall a bit bigger, now on land, mainland puerto rico we dont get an official landfall until the center of that eye crosses land. Here are the implications. 150mileperhour sustained winds, gusts to 1
A warm welcome to you. This is Worldwide Exchange on cnbc im wilfred frost. Sa sara is off today. Lets get to the Global Market picture. Losses yesterday the dow was down 0. 2 . The s p down 0. 4 the nasdaq the laggard down about 0. 6 it was a broad selloff 10 out of 11 sectors were down te telecos were the worst sector. But we had had six straight gains for the dow and s p, and decent gains last week for all three indices. This morning were pointing higher just under a tenth of a percent for the nasdaq and s p the dow up 0. 2 this morning we saw yields get close to 2. 4 the back end of last week, but we slipped back a bit. Rising a fraction. Still not above 2. 4, but 2. 39 you can see that pick up in yields weve seen over the course of october. Lets look at asian equities japan was the stand out performer yesterday after shinzo abes resounding election victory. Today up about a half percent. Hong kong down 0. 5 . Shanghai slightly higher an update from china on the latest out of the c
U. S. Equity futures have been indicated higher after the markets were down yesterday. The first time in seven sessions that the dow and nasdaq were down this morning a rebound from that these were modest declines yesterday and this morning s p futures indicated up by three. The nasdaq indicated up by 2. 5 overnight in asia, we have seen some gains in some asian markets. The nikkei up by a half percent. How many winning streaks is that 16 in a row that weve seen for the nikkei now trading at 21,805. Hang seng closed down bay half p percentage point in europe, as you look at some of the early trading, you will see green arrows across the board. Modest advances. Ftse up by 0. 4 . The cac is up by a quarter percentage point the dax up by 0. 2 look at crude oil prices looks like crude this morning is up wti up by 444 ce cents, brent u 57 cents. News out of Chinas Communist Party congress, members confirm president xi jinpings status as the most powerful leader since mao by writing his name
And italys Prime Minister sees firsthand the efforts to rescue migrants in the mediterranean. Hello nepals earthquake is running short of every necessity and its becoming apparent that the situation in the countryside is even worse. More than 4,000 people are known to have died but officials have warned that it could reach as many as 5,000 as rescue teams struggle to reach remote areas. The cremation grounds like this one in kathmandu have been running day and night since the disaster. So far hundreds of unknown victims have been cremated. Planes packed with aid from, at world are landing in kathmandu but with many roads blocked, the vital supplies could take some time to reach those who need them most. Andrew simmons begins our coverage on the outskirts of kathmandu. Reporter they are fighting over sheets of plastic. Anything resembling shelter is in short supply. Tents arent available now and the crowds are either homeless or refusing to return to their houses for fear of another ear
Anything illegal. Each has faced potential exposure in at least one criminal investigation since trumps presidency began. We should all keep in mind that this is the very president said to be operating like a criminal begrade by Andrew Mccabe, then the number two at the fbi who was so alarmed by the conduct he witnessed in trumps earliest weeks in office that he opened a counterintelligence probe into the president of the United States. Mccabe in his book likens the vibe inside trump world to the russian mobsters hed investigated. The message, quote, this is a dangerous business and its a bad neighborhood. If you want my protection, i can protect you. And it is in that vein that another bombshell drops since we were last on the air. A court filing unsealed yesterday revealed for the very first time that the Justice Department is investigating a bribery scheme related to this white house and their dispensing of president ial pardons. Nbc news reporting that that investigation, quote, ma