Asia session lifts S&P 500, Nasdaq; USD/JPY firmer
Asian trading: S&P 500 E-mini +0.05%, Nasdaq 100 E-mini +0.17%, Dow futures flat, Russell 2000 futures +0.05%. USD/JPY +0.38% and WTI +0.84% at 92.07.
Asian session market picture: US index futures were firmer, with S and P futures up 0.05 percent, Nasdaq futures up 0.17 percent, Dow futures unchanged at 0 percent and Russell futures up 0.05 percent. In currencies, the dollar index was up 0.14 percent, dollar yen up 0.38 percent, USD/CNH down 0.02 percent and AUD/USD up 0.17 percent. In oil, WTI crude was at 92.07, up 0.84 percent, while Brent crude was at 96.04, up 0.54 percent. Among Asian volume leaders, Xiaomi was up 3.13 percent, SoftBank Group up 10.28 percent, Meituan up 4.57 percent and Alibaba up 3.44 percent, while Mitsubishi UFJ was down 0.05 percent.