U.S. stock futures advanced on speculation central banks will act to boost economies as Europe’s debt crisis threatens growth.

Equity futures pared gains as a report showed the manufacturing in the New York region expanded in June at the slowest pace in seven months as orders and sales cooled.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei  8,569.32 +0.43 +0.01%

Hang Seng 19,233.94 +425.54 +2.26%

Shanghai Composite 2,306.85 +10.90 +0.47%

FTSE  5,466.44 -0.61 -0.01%

CAC  3,066.97 +34.52 +1.14%

DAX 6,191.41 +52.80 +0.86%

Crude oil $83.77 (-0.17%)

Gold $1624.30 (+0.29%)