European session lifts S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures modestly
US index futures: S&P 500 futures up 0.05 percent; Nasdaq futures up 0.3 percent; Dow futures down 0.04 percent; Russell futures up 0.09 percent. EUR/USD up 0.01 percent. WTI at 91.59, up 0.32 percent.
European session market picture.
US index futures: S and P futures is up 0.05 percent, Nasdaq futures is up 0.3 percent, Dow futures is down 0.04 percent and Russell futures is up 0.09 percent.
In currencies, the dollar index is up 0.13 percent, euro dollar is up 0.01 percent, GBP/USD is up 0.16 percent and EUR/GBP is down 0.1 percent.
In oil, WTI crude is at 91.59, up 0.32 percent and Brent crude is at 95.87, up 0.37 percent.
UK volume leaders: HSBC up 0.33 percent, BP up 0.24 percent, Lloyds Banking Group down 0.44 percent, Barclays down 0.1 percent and Shell up 0.13 percent. continental European volume leaders: Deutsche Telekom down 0.8 percent, UBS up 0.13 percent, Novartis down 0.4 percent, SAP up 0.61 percent and Nestle up 0.19 percent.