S+P 500 futures edge higher as European stocks lift from earlier lows

The European stock markets are pressing higher and have been for the past couple of hours, but all the major indexes are still in the red. The push higher in the European markets has helped to lift the US futures and also the Nikkei 225 futures are a little higher now too. The opening calls for the US markets are still lower though, but not as low as earlier today. The S+P 500 fell down to a low at 5,504 yesterday and subsequently closed at 5,528, with a loss of 119 points on the day. That 2.12% decline came after the index had again rejected a move to reach a new high above 5,669 last week. The fact that the index stalled again above 5,650 last Friday has been its undoing. Earlier today the index was priced to reopen below the 5,500 handle, but it is above that right now. There is an important US data release at 2pm GMT- the latest monthly JOLTS (job openings) report and that could have an impact later on, leaving aside how and what impact the Tech sector may have on the index again this afternoon. The S+P is right now priced to open around 5,512