Investing.com - Global stocks traded near record highs Wednesday after digesting the failure of the U.S. healthcare bill.
Wall Street closed mixed overnight, with the Nasdaq composite and the S&P 500 posting record highs.
{178|Nikkei 225}} edged up 0.12% as yen mostly flat against the dollar at the 112 mark ahead of BoJ policy decision.
Europe mostly edged higher. DAX up 0.24%. CAC 40 gains 0.33%.
Euro came off 14-month highs but held above $1.15 ahead of the outcome of the ECB policy decision Thursday.
FTSE 100 up 0.20. Sterling edged lower around $1.30 as slowdown in inflation dampens rate hike talk.
U.S. stock index futures firm, Nasdaq outperforms as earnings flow continues.
(NYSE:Morgan Stanley) reports. U.S. housing starts, building permits on tap.
Dollar index steadies near multi-month lows after healthcare reform bill fiasco.
Oil steady ahead of EIA inventories as API reports surprise rise in crude stocks.
Gold lower. U.S. Treasury yields edge higher.