Asian session: S&P 500 futures edge higher, Nasdaq 100 higher
In Asian trade, S&P 500 E-mini futures rose, while Dow and Russell 2000 futures fell. U.S. dollar/yen declined. WTI and Brent crude were both up, and Asian volume leaders included SoftBank and Xiaomi.
Asian session market picture: US index futures are mixed, with S and P futures up 0.04 percent, Nasdaq futures up 0.16 percent, and Dow futures and Russell futures down 0.1 percent. In currencies, the dollar index is down 0.01 percent, dollar yen is down 0.19 percent, USD/CNH is unchanged at 0 percent and AUD/USD is up 0.04 percent. In oil, WTI crude is at 94.54, up 1.62 percent, and Brent crude is at 99.53, up 1.64 percent. Among Asian volume leaders, SoftBank Group is up 3.51 percent, Xiaomi is down 2.08 percent, Alibaba is down 0.09 percent, Meituan is down 2.48 percent and Mitsubishi UFJ is down 0.33 percent.