U.S. stock futures show strong gains as better-than-estimated earnings from Apple (AAPL) Inc. and Facebook (FB) Inc. boosted optimism that stocks will continue to rise.
Global markets:
Nikkei 14,404.99 -141.28 -0.97%
Hang Seng 22,562.8 +53.16 +0.24%
Shanghai Composite 2,057.03 -10.35 -0.50%
FTSE 6,719.49 +44.75 +0.67%
CAC 4,487.04 +35.96 +0.81%
DAX 9,569.88 +25.69 +0.27%
Crude oil $101.65 (+0.19%)
Gold $1273.10 (-0.92%)