E-mini futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1%.

France and the UK had previously blocked an agreement on the green finance taxonomy, arguing it failed to recognise the environmental benefits of nuclear power, which emits almost no greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

Nuclear power is a zero-carbon source of electricity that made up 20% of US electricity generation in 2019

"Russia and Germany should take advantage of years of their successful partnership in the oil and gas industry to closely cooperate in the development of hydrogen, climate-friendly technologies for the future," the proposal sent to relevant ministries of both countries said.

Brent declined by 24 cents, or 0.56%, to $42.86, WTI fell 30 cents, or 0.74%, to $40.33 a barrel.

Газопровод «Север-Юг» призван стать флагманским проектом в двусторонних отношениях России и Пакистана

In early June, Nord Stream 2 asked -- as a precautionary measure -- for an amendment to its Danish pipelaying permit to allow the potential use of pipelay ships that use anchors for positioning.

State producer Saudi Aramco lifted the official selling price for its flagship Arab Light crude to buyers in Asia,

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.18% to 10,782.7

Germany has put the worst of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown behind it: orders for industrial goods rose 10.4% in May