U.S. stock-index futures advanced on Tuesday, as tensions over a possible military conflict with North Korea continued to abate, supported by reports that the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, had delayed a decision on firing missiles towards the U.S. military bases in Guam.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 19,753.31 +216.21 +1.11%

Hang Seng 27,174.96 -75.27 -0.28%

Shanghai 3,251.64 +14.28 +0.44%

S&P/ASX 5,757.48 +27.08 +0.47%

FTSE 7,391.46 +37.57 +0.51%

CAC 5,150.26 +28.59 +0.56%

DAX 12,217.79 +52.67 +0.43%

Crude $47.23 (-0.76%)

Crude $1,274.00 (-1.27%)