Oil higher, equity futures lower on reports of Israeli plans to strike Iran

S&P 500 futures are down 0.3% while WTI Crude Oil future are up 2.4% above $63.50 on reports citing new intelligence obtained by the U.S. that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. The report from CNN also indicates that it’s not clear that Israeli leaders have made a final decision, and that there is a disagreement within the U.S. government about the likelihood of Israel going through with the strike.