Nasdaq 100 futures still leading the way

Since my last update here earlier this morning, the US stock futures are still mixed and the Dow Jones is still in negative territory. At the same time the gains are confined to the Nasdaq 100 and the futures price there has extended upon its earlier gains. The index is now priced to reopen above 17,950 and close to 17,975 as I write. So, as things stand we are set for another of those divergent US stock market opening in a couple of hours. The news flow has been light, but the slightly weaker US dollar has stemmed from an equally slight drop back in US yields. That has also helped to underpin the Nasdaq futures further