Asia lifts S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures; WTI falls
US index futures rose in Asia: S&P futures +0.49% and Nasdaq futures +0.85%, while Dow futures were up 0.34 percent and Russell futures up 0.1 percent. Dollar/yen edged up 0.04 percent and WTI fell to 81.57 (-0.8%).
Asian session market picture.
US index futures: S and P futures is up 0.49 percent, Nasdaq futures is up 0.85 percent, Dow futures is up 0.34 percent and Russell futures is up 0.1 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is down 0.03 percent, dollar yen is up 0.04 percent, USD/CNH is down 0.01 percent and AUD/USD is up 0.11 percent.
In oil, WTI crude is at 81.57, down 0.8 percent and Brent crude is at 86.2, down 0.85 percent.
Asian volume leaders: Xiaomi down 1.97 percent, Alibaba down 0.86 percent, Mitsubishi UFJ up 0.39 percent, SoftBank Group down 0.52 percent and Meituan down 1.15 percent.