U.S. stock-index futures fell on Tuesday a gloomy Q1 earnings reports and a continuing rout in U.S. crude prices heightened concerns of a deep global recession in the coming months.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 19,280.78 | -388.34 | -1.97% |
| Hang Seng | 23,793.55 | -536.47 | -2.20% |
| Shanghai | 2,827.01 | -25.54 | -0.90% |
| S&P/ASX | 5,221.30 | -131.70 | -2.46% |
| FTSE | 5,679.38 | -133.45 | -2.30% |
| CAC | 4,391.76 | -136.54 | -3.02% |
| DAX | 10,329.23 | -346.67 | -3.25% |
| Crude oil | $14.27 | | -30.15% |
| Gold | $1,671.00 | | -2.35% |