Markets: Oil and stocks pick up; Dax reaches record high Financial Times US index futures suggest the S&P 500 will gain 5 points to 2,396, leaving the Wall Street barometer just 5 points shy of a record close. The pan-European Stoxx 600 is up 0.2 per cent as the mining sector adds 1.4 per cent and oil explorers gain 0.8 per ... |