Asia trades: S&P 500, Nasdaq and yen firm; WTI up
Asian session: S&P 500 E-mini futures -0.05% and Nasdaq 100 E-mini futures -0.08%. USD/JPY is up and WTI is higher at 91.51.
In the Asian session market picture, US index futures were lower, with S and P futures down 0.05 percent, Nasdaq futures down 0.08 percent, Dow futures down 0.07 percent and Russell futures down 0.16 percent. In currencies, the dollar index was up 0.06 percent, dollar yen was up 0.09 percent and USD/CNH was up 0.05 percent, while AUD/USD was unchanged at 0 percent. In oil, WTI crude was at 91.51, up 1.43 percent, and Brent crude was at 96.5, up 1.95 percent. Among Asian volume leaders, Alibaba was down 2.08 percent, Xiaomi was unchanged at 0 percent, Meituan was down 0.91 percent, AIA Group was unchanged at 0 percent and Tencent was down 0.77 percent.