Stocks grind higher ahead of Fed minutes

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U.S. stock futures gained Wednesday morning as investors await the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting. 

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 28 points, or 0.08%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.18% and 0.48%, respectively. 

The Federal Reserve will release the minutes from its June meeting at 2 p.m. ET. Investors will be on the lookout for any hints about the timing of tapering and interest rate hikes. 

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The bond market is showing no signs of worry over inflation with the yield on the 10-year note down 2.4 basis points at 1.346%, which would be the lowest close since Feb. 19.

In stocks, the drop in the 10-year yield weighed on banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., that benefit from a steeper yield curve. 

Elsewhere, big tech names like Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp.  

Energy shares rallied as West Texas Intermediate crude oil bounced back from Tuesday’s selloff, climbing $1.15 to $74.52 a barrel. Devon Energy Corp. and Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. were among the top performers in the space. 

Elsewhere in commodities, Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. rallied as gold climbed $13.20 to $1,807.40 an ounce. 

Overseas markets were mixed. 

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European bourses rallied across the board with France’s CAC up 0.08%, Britain’s FTSE 100 advancing 0.55% and Germany’s DAX 30 rising 0.89%. 

In Asia, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.67% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index and Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 0.4% and 0.96%, respectively. 

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