U.S. stock futures advanced as companies from Apple Inc. to Time Warner Inc. and Intel Corp. rallied amid deals and earnings reports while data showed China's second-quarter economic growth topped estimates.
Global markets:
Nikkei 15,379.3 -15.86 -0.10%
Hang Seng 23,523.28 +63.32 +0.27%
Shanghai Composite 2,067.28 -3.08 -0.15%
FTSE 6,788.19 +77.74 +1.16%
CAC 4,371.73 +66.42 +1.54%
DAX 9,862.82 +143.41 +1.48%
Crude oil $100.73 (+0.77%)
Gold $1300.40 (+0.25%)