European session market picture: S&P 500 +0.14%, Nasdaq 100 +0.35%; EUR/USD -0.06%, WTI +0.52%, LLOY leads volume
US index futures: S&P futures are up 0.14 percent, Nasdaq futures are up 0.35 percent, Dow futures are up 0.04 percent, and Russell futures are up 0.14 percent. In currencies, the dollar index is up 0.05 percent, EUR/USD is down 0.06 percent, GBP/USD is up 0.02 percent, and EUR/GBP is down 0.02 percent. In oil, WTI crude is at 83.63, up 0.52 percent, and Brent crude is at 89.3, up 0.44 percent. UK volume leaders: Lloyds Banking Group is down 0.74 percent, BP is up 2.15 percent, Barclays is down 0.39 percent, HSBC is down 0.14 percent, and GSK is down 1.63 percent. Continental European volume leaders: UBS is down 0.41 percent, Deutsche Telekom is up 1.64 percent, Nestle is down 0.55 percent, SAP is up 0.78 percent, and Novartis is down 0.74 percent.
US index futures: S&P futures are up 0.14 percent, Nasdaq futures are up 0.35 percent, Dow futures are up 0.04 percent, and Russell futures are up 0.14 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is up 0.05 percent, EUR/USD is down 0.06 percent, GBP/USD is up 0.02 percent, and EUR/GBP is down 0.02 percent.
In oil, WTI crude is at 83.63, up 0.52 percent, and Brent crude is at 89.3, up 0.44 percent.
UK volume leaders: Lloyds Banking Group is down 0.74 percent, BP is up 2.15 percent, Barclays is down 0.39 percent, HSBC is down 0.14 percent, and GSK is down 1.63 percent.
Continental European volume leaders: UBS is down 0.41 percent, Deutsche Telekom is up 1.64 percent, Nestle is down 0.55 percent, SAP is up 0.78 percent, and Novartis is down 0.74 percent.