Live News EQUITY ARTICLE M impact Aug 12, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC

European session market picture: S&P 500 +0.29%, Nasdaq 100 +0.68%; EUR/USD -0.08%, WTI +0.56%, LLOY leads volume

In the European session, US index futures show the S&P up 0.29%, Nasdaq up 0.68%, Dow up 0.2%, and Russell up 0.29%. In FX, the Dollar Index is down 0.04%, EUR/USD is down 0.08%, GBP/USD is up 0.04%, and EUR/GBP is down 0.07%. WTI crude trades at 83.67, up 0.56%, and Brent crude at 89.2, up 0.33%. UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group up 0.94%, HSBC up 0.17%, BP down 1.62%, Barclays up 0.39%, and GSK down 1.34%. Continental European volume leaders are Deutsche Telekom down 0.81%, Nestle down 1.12%, UBS down 0.07%, SAP down 0.86%, and Novartis down 1.67%.

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In the European session, US index futures show the S&P up 0.29%, Nasdaq up 0.68%, Dow up 0.2%, and Russell up 0.29%.

In FX, the Dollar Index is down 0.04%, EUR/USD is down 0.08%, GBP/USD is up 0.04%, and EUR/GBP is down 0.07%.

WTI crude trades at 83.67, up 0.56%, and Brent crude at 89.2, up 0.33%.

UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group up 0.94%, HSBC up 0.17%, BP down 1.62%, Barclays up 0.39%, and GSK down 1.34%.

Continental European volume leaders are Deutsche Telekom down 0.81%, Nestle down 1.12%, UBS down 0.07%, SAP down 0.86%, and Novartis down 1.67%.