KONTAK PERKASA FUTURES - U.S. stocks fluctuated, while the euro erased losses and Treasuries rose as investors weighed the possibility for a resolution to Greek debt negotiations. The Standard & Poor™s 500 index slipped 0.1 percent at 12 p.m. in New York, paring an earlier drop of 0.6 percent. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose to a seven-year high. Greek stocks trimmed a weekly loss. Europe™s shared currency erased a drop of 0.6 percent to trade at $1.1369. Treasuries rose, sending the 10-year yield five basispoints lower to 2.06 percent. Germany™s rate slid to 0.36 percent. Oil in New York headed for a weekly decline. Emergency talks between euro-region finance ministers at agreeing an extension of Greece™s aid program were set to resume in Brussels Friday. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem told reporters there was œstill reason for some optimism on the talks œbut it™s very difficult. Germany and its allies are ready to let Greece leave the euro unless the nation accepts the conditions required to extend financial support, according to Malta™s Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. Failure to reach an agreement today would lead to more talks Sunday or Monday, the EU official said. Without aid, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras™s government in Athens risks running out of cash as early as next month.
