US index futures rise as oil slips in Europe
European trading shows S&P 500 futures up 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.61%, while WTI falls to 83.45 (-1.84%) and Brent slips to 89.17 (-1.51%).
European session market picture.
US index futures: S and P futures is up 0.3 percent, Nasdaq futures is up 0.61 percent, Dow futures is up 0.18 percent and Russell futures is up 0.38 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is up 0.02 percent, euro dollar is up 0.02 percent, GBP/USD is up 0.04 percent and EUR/GBP is down 0.01 percent.
In oil, WTI crude is at 83.45, down 1.84 percent and Brent crude is at 89.17, down 1.51 percent.
UK volume leaders: Lloyds Banking Group up 0.36 percent, BP up 0.26 percent, Barclays up 0.37 percent, HSBC up 0.25 percent and Shell down 0.13 percent. continental European volume leaders: UBS up 0.3 percent, Deutsche Telekom down 0.55 percent, SAP down 0.72 percent, Novartis up 0.14 percent and Nestle down 0.41 percent.