Global Stocks Drift Lower As US Futures Rebound From Overnight Scare, Oil At 2 Year Highs

WTI gained 0.6 percent to $55.97 a barrel, the highest in about nine months. Gold increased 0.1 percent to $1,271.66 an ounce. Copper rose 1 percent to $3.15 a pound, the highest in more than a week.