European session: U.S. futures rise, dollar slips, WTI edges higher
European-session trading shows S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow and Russell futures higher, while the dollar index slips, EUR/USD and GBP/USD rise, and WTI and Brent gain.
US index futures are showing S&P futures up 0.53%, Nasdaq futures up 0.78%, Dow futures up 0.67%, and Russell futures up 0.87%.
In currencies, the dollar index is down 0.15%, EUR/USD is up 0.12%, GBP/USD is up 0.1%, and EUR/GBP is up 0.01%.
WTI crude is at 86.94, up 0.13%, and Brent crude is at 94.13, up 0.37%.
UK volume leaders include Lloyds Banking Group up 0.64%, BP down 0.36%, Barclays up 0.11%, HSBC up 0.91%, and Shell down 0.2%.
Continental European volume leaders are Novartis down 0.92%, UBS down 1.08%, Deutsche Telekom up 0.56%, Sanofi down 0.06%, and Siemens up 1.39%.