S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures rise as dollar and WTI slip
US index futures move mixed (S&P +0.15%, Nasdaq +0.44%) while the dollar index falls 0.17% and WTI declines 0.73% to 81.8.
US index futures show S&P futures up 0.15%, Nasdaq futures up 0.44%, Dow futures down 0.06%, and Russell futures down 0.03%.
In currencies, the dollar index is down 0.17%, EUR/USD is up 0.17%, GBP/USD is up 0.13%, and EUR/GBP is up 0.02%.
WTI crude is at 81.8, down 0.73%, and Brent crude is at 88.34, down 0.2%.
UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group down 0.09%, BP up 0.1%, Barclays up 0.29%, HSBC up 0.13%, and Shell up 0.97%.
Continental European volume leaders are Deutsche Telekom up 0.88%, SAP up 2.71%, UBS up 0.14%, Nestle down 0.07%, and Novartis down 1.05%.