European trade softens US index futures; EUR/USD slips
US index futures are lower: S&P 500 down 0.24 percent, Nasdaq 100 down 0.57 percent, Dow down 0.12 percent and Russell down 0.19 percent. EUR/USD is down 0.16 percent.
European session market picture.
US index futures: S and P futures is down 0.24 percent, Nasdaq futures is down 0.57 percent, Dow futures is down 0.12 percent and Russell futures is down 0.19 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is up 0.13 percent, euro dollar is down 0.16 percent, GBP/USD is down 0.24 percent and EUR/GBP is up 0.07 percent.
In oil, WTI crude is at 90.23, up 0.01 percent.
UK volume leaders: Lloyds Banking Group up 0.29 percent, BP down 0.81 percent, Barclays down 0.61 percent, Shell down 0.04 percent and GSK down 0.42 percent. continental European volume leaders: UBS down 0.07 percent, Deutsche Telekom down 0.35 percent, Nestle down 0.9 percent, Novartis down 0.24 percent and SAP down 1.41 percent.