Asian session: U.S. futures mostly firmer, USD/JPY rises
U.S. index futures are higher in Asian trade, led by Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.45%, while USD/JPY gains 0.18% and WTI crude rises 0.26%.
US index futures are showing S&P futures up 0.14 percent, Nasdaq futures up 0.45 percent, Dow futures up 0.04 percent, and Russell futures up 0.14 percent.
In currencies, the US Dollar Index is unchanged, USD/JPY is up 0.18 percent, USD/CNH is up 0.02 percent, and AUD/USD is down 0.13 percent.
WTI crude is at 84.61, up 0.26 percent, and Brent crude is at 91.9, up 0.31 percent.
Asian volume leaders include Xiaomi up 4.81 percent, Alibaba down 1.97 percent, Meituan up 1.75 percent, Tencent up 1.08 percent, and AIA Group up 0.62 percent.