World Stock Markets Mixed; Falling Oil Prices Curb Interest In Equities

World stock markets were mixed overnight, as gains were limited by swooning energy sector stocks due to falling crude oil prices recently. U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward weaker openings when the New York day session begins. Gold prices are holding moderate gains in pre-U.S.-session trading. Short covering in the futures market and bargain hunting in the cash market are featured, following recent selling pressure. Besides the recent slump in crude oil prices, another feature in the marketplace this week has been falling world government bond yields. To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2017 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post World Stock Markets Mixed; Falling Oil Prices Curb Interest In Equities appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .