European session: U.S. equity futures rise, oil slips
In the European session, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow and Russell futures are higher, while WTI and Brent crude are lower and the dollar index slips.
In the European session, S&P futures are up 0.33%, Nasdaq futures are up 0.61%, Dow futures are up 0.33%, and Russell futures are up 0.62%.
In currencies, the US Dollar Index is down 0.26%, EUR/USD is up 0.22%, GBP/USD is up 0.21%, and EUR/GBP is up 0.01%.
WTI crude is at 86.36, down 0.54%, and Brent crude is at 93.31, down 0.5%.
UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group up 0.23%, Barclays down 0.49%, HSBC up 0.53%, BP down 0.04%, and Rio Tinto up 1.39%.
Continental European volume leaders are UBS down 0.8%, Novartis down 1.03%, Deutsche Telekom up 0.31%, Sanofi up 0.21%, and LVMH up 0.68%.