Public Markets 3h Briefing
×Last updated: August 10, 2026, 5:39 AM ET
Equities
Stock Market Today wsj.com futures ticked up Monday, extending last week's gains as oil also moved higher. European indexes wsj.com started the week mixed, with the Stoxx 600 and Germany's DAX hitting fresh record highs while France's CAC 40 and London's FTSE 100 slipped. The divergence highlights persistent weakness in the U.K., where London's public markets wsj.com need a capital injection to reverse a trend of companies moving primary listings to the U.S., the LSE's deputy CEO warned.
Fixed Income
Eurozone bond yields wsj.com rose slightly amid uncertainty over U.S.-Iran negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Japanese insurer Meiji Yasuda bloomberg.com is closely monitoring an industrywide increase in policy cancellations as rising interest rates drive customers toward other financial products.
Commodities
Oil wsj.com was broadly flat in early trade, with U.S. futures edging higher ahead of key CPI data, while gold wsj.com held above $4,400 a troy ounce after its best weekly performance since January. Later, oil prices rose wsj.com amid growing doubts that the Strait of Hormuz can reopen soon, intensifying supply disruption concerns.
Currencies
The euro wsj.com was flat against the dollar after reaching a seven-week high on Friday, and ING said upcoming U.S. inflation data could lift the currency above $1.16.
Regulatory & Corporate
U.S. regulators rejected Dutch fintech Bunq wsj.com’s banking license application over supervisory and compliance concerns. In Asia, Malaysia’s social media ban nytimes.com for under-16s faces implementation hurdles as platforms resist age verification using government IDs. Meanwhile, NYT CEO bloomberg.com Meredith Kopit Levien discussed running a media brand in the age of AI, and German shipbuilder TKMS ft.com secured large order wins while stressing prudent growth.