U.S. stock-index futures advanced on Monday, amid increased belief that the new Federal Reserve's Chairman Jerome Powell will signal the U.S. central bank remains on a steady course of monetary tightening in the short-term perspective.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 22,153.63 +260.85 +1.19%

Hang Seng 31,498.60 +231.43 +0.74%

Shanghai 3,330.25 +41.23 +1.25%

S&P/ASX 6,042.20 +42.40 +0.71%

FTSE 7,282.44 +38.03 +0.52%

CAC 5,348.72 +31.35 +0.59%

DAX 12,530.24 +46.45 +0.37%

Crude $63.34 (-0.33%)

Gold $1,338.80 (+0.64%)