European trade mixed as S&P 500 slips; EUR/USD and WTI diverge
US index futures were mixed in Europe: S&P 500 -0.06%, Nasdaq 100 -0.2%, Dow futures was up, and Russell 2000 futures was down. EUR/USD fell -0.16% while WTI rose to 90.74 (+0.58%).
European session market picture.
US index futures: S and P futures is down 0.06 percent, Nasdaq futures is down 0.2 percent, Dow futures is up 0.04 percent and Russell futures is down 0.02 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is up 0.07 percent, euro dollar is down 0.16 percent, GBP/USD is down 0.16 percent and EUR/GBP is down 0.01 percent.
In oil, WTI crude is at 90.74, up 0.58 percent.
UK volume leaders: Lloyds Banking Group up 0.55 percent, BP up 5.21 percent, Barclays down 2.12 percent, Shell up 2.63 percent and GSK up 0.97 percent. continental European volume leaders: UBS down 0.32 percent, Novartis up 6.25 percent, Deutsche Telekom unchanged at 0 percent, SAP down 3.48 percent and Nestle down 0.39 percent.