U.S. Stocks futeres rose thanks to more good news about the housing market in the U.S. and an ease in concerns about China's credit problems.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 12,969.34 -93.44 -0.72%
Hang Seng 19,855.72 +41.74 +0.21%
Shanghai Composite 1,959.51 -3.73 -0.19%
FTSE 6,094.02 +64.92 +1.08%
CAC 3,644.93 +49.30 +1.37%
DAX 7,808.86 +116.41 +1.51%
Crude oil $95.93 +0.79%
Gold $1281.40 +0.34%