* Main U.S. inventory indexes decrease in morning NY commerce

* Brexit, virus worries weigh on European shares

* Sterling decrease as no commerce deal on Brexit probably

* Greenback will get enhance as threat sentiment sours (Updates with early U.S. markets exercise, modifications dateline, earlier LONDON)

NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) – International inventory indexes eased and the greenback rose on Friday amid continued considerations over the timing of extra U.S. financial stimulus.

All three main U.S. inventory indexes have been decrease in morning New York buying and selling.

Rising coronavirus deaths are inflicting contemporary enterprise restrictions in lots of U.S. states and growing layoffs, making traders anxious to listen to whether or not extra fiscal reduction is coming.

Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday raised the opportunity of stimulus negotiations dragging on by way of Christmas.

“Traders are questioning what’s it that Congress wants to listen to earlier than they resolve to behave … their focus is extra on politics than it’s on the American financial system,” mentioned CFRA Chief Funding Strategist Sam Stovall.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 62 factors, or 0.21%, to 29,937.26, the S&P 500 misplaced 19.69 factors, or 0.54%, to three,648.41 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 78.48 factors, or 0.63%, to 12,327.33.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index misplaced 0.68% and MSCI’s gauge of shares throughout the globe shed 0.40%. Nonetheless, latest U.S. preliminary public choices steered traders have been usually upbeat on equities, at the same time as jobs knowledge pointed to U.S. financial weak spot.

The greenback index rose 0.236%.

Sterling slipped as bets on additional volatility within the forex grew as a disorderly Brexit appeared extra probably. Sterling was final buying and selling at $1.3224, down 0.52% on the day.

Britain is prone to full its journey out of the European Union in three weeks with out a commerce deal, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Fee chief Ursula von der Leyen mentioned on Friday.

Morgan Stanley mentioned it expects London’s FTSE 250 index to drop 6%-10% if London and Brussels fail to agree a commerce deal, with insurance coverage, actual property and homebuilding shares additionally in danger.

Benchmark 10-year notes final rose 9/32 in worth to yield 0.8799%, from 0.908% late on Thursday.

Oil costs have been flat, whereas spot gold costs have been greater.