Global markets slip as futures, oil and currencies soften
US equity futures are modestly lower, the dollar index is up 0.06%, EUR/USD and USD/JPY edge lower, and WTI crude falls 0.8% to 86.36.
Global market picture.
US index futures: S&P futures are down 0.04 percent, Nasdaq futures are down 0.05 percent, Dow futures are down 0.07 percent, and Russell futures are down 0.05 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is up 0.06 percent, euro dollar is down 0.01 percent, dollar yen is down 0.05 percent, and GBP/USD is up 0.09 percent.
In oil, WTI crude is at 86.36, down 0.8 percent, and Brent crude is at 93.66, down 0.77 percent.