Asian session sees firmer U.S. equity futures, softer dollar

In the Asian session, S&P futures are up 0.09 percent, Nasdaq futures are up 0.24 percent, Dow futures are up 0.01 percent, and Russell futures are up 0.23 percent.

The US Dollar Index is down 0.13 percent, USD/JPY is down 0.04 percent, USD/CNH is up 0.03 percent, and AUD/USD is up 0.39 percent.

WTI crude is at 86.75, down 0.09 percent, and Brent crude is at 93.79, up 0.01 percent.

Asian volume leaders include Xiaomi up 2.52 percent, Alibaba down 1.51 percent, SoftBank Group down 1.86 percent, Samsung Electronics up 3.14 percent, and Meituan down 2.27 percent.