U.S. stock-index futures jumped, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will advance for a sixth straight day, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke backed sustained monetary stimulus.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 14,472.58 +55.98 +0.39%
Hang Seng 21,437.49 +532.93 +2.55%
Shanghai Composite 2,072.99 +64.86 +3.23%
FTSE 6,536.19 +31.23 +0.48%
CAC 3,870.35 +29.82 +0.78%
DAX 8,152.56 +86.08 +1.07%
Crude oil $105.85 -0.63%
Gold $1284.20 +2.95%