Asia higher. Nikkei 225 up 0.38%. Yen edges higher after Japan current account data.
Europe narrowly mixed. DAX up 0.02%. Euro firm below $1.09.
FTSE 100 was off 0.02% as pound dips after data. BoE MPC seen standing pat.
U.S. stock index futures edge lower. (NYSE:Snap) eyed as shares plunge overnight after earnings report.
Dollar index edged lower as the market continued to digest impact of Trump's sacking of FBI chief James Comey.
Oil extends gains as EIA reports big drop in U.S. crude inventories.
Gold higher. U.S. Treasury yields lower. (Bitcoin) hits $1,800 mark.