WTI crude slips as S&P 500 and Nasdaq edge higher
European session data shows US index futures up modestly (S&P 500 +0.06%, Nasdaq 100 +0.02%) while WTI trades at 82.9, down 0.44%.
In the European session, US index futures show the S&P up 0.06%, Nasdaq up 0.02%, Dow up 0.05%, and Russell up 0.12%.
In FX, the Dollar Index is up 0.01%, EUR/USD is down 0.02%, GBP/USD is down 0.07%, and EUR/GBP is up 0.08%.
WTI crude trades at 82.9, down 0.44%, and Brent crude is at 88.64, down 0.38%.
UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group up 0.57%, HSBC up 0.01%, Barclays up 0.62%, BP down 1.02%, and Rio Tinto down 4.2%.
Continental European volume leaders are UBS up 0.37%, Deutsche Telekom up 0.85%, SAP up 0.85%, Novartis down 0.19%, and Nestle up 0.72%.