U.S. stock-index futures maintained gains even after housing starts unexpectedly declined as declines in Spanish and Italian bond yields eased concern about Europe’s debt crisis.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,464.71 -5.93 -0.06%
Hang Seng 20,562.31 -48.33 -0.23%
Shanghai Composite 2,334.98 -22.04 -0.94%
FTSE 5,727.71 +61.43 +1.08%
CAC 3,261.42 +56.14 +1.75%
DAX 6,721.49 +96.30 +1.45%
Crude oil: $104.17 (+1.20%).
Gold: $1653.60 (+0.24%).