European session market picture: S&P 500 +0.27%, Nasdaq 100 +0.66%; EUR/USD -0.06%, WTI -0.66%, LLOY leads volume
US index futures are showing S&P futures up 0.27 percent, Nasdaq futures up 0.66 percent, Dow futures up 0.15 percent, and Russell futures up 0.24 percent. In currencies, the dollar index is unchanged, EUR/USD is down 0.06 percent, GBP/USD is up 0.07 percent, and EUR/GBP is down 0.06 percent. WTI crude is at 82.65, down 0.66 percent, and Brent crude is at 88.4, down 0.57 percent. UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group up 1.05 percent, BP down 1.51 percent, Barclays up 0.74 percent, HSBC up 0.54 percent, and GSK down 1.13 percent. Continental European volume leaders are Deutsche Telekom down 0.91 percent, UBS up 0.53 percent, Nestle down 0.9 percent, SAP down 0.8 percent, and Novartis down 1.59 percent.
US index futures are showing S&P futures up 0.27 percent, Nasdaq futures up 0.66 percent, Dow futures up 0.15 percent, and Russell futures up 0.24 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is unchanged, EUR/USD is down 0.06 percent, GBP/USD is up 0.07 percent, and EUR/GBP is down 0.06 percent.
WTI crude is at 82.65, down 0.66 percent, and Brent crude is at 88.4, down 0.57 percent.
UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group up 1.05 percent, BP down 1.51 percent, Barclays up 0.74 percent, HSBC up 0.54 percent, and GSK down 1.13 percent.
Continental European volume leaders are Deutsche Telekom down 0.91 percent, UBS up 0.53 percent, Nestle down 0.9 percent, SAP down 0.8 percent, and Novartis down 1.59 percent.