U.S. stock-index futures rose moderately on Tuesday, as Treasury yields eased, while strong quarterly results and full-year guidance from industrial heavyweights Caterpillar (CAT) and United Technologies (UTX) reinforced investors' optimism about the first-quarter earnings season.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 22,278.12 | +190.08 | +0.86% |
| Hang Seng | 30,636.24 | +381.84 | +1.26% |
| Shanghai | 3,128.60 | +60.59 | +1.97% |
| S&P/ASX | 5,921.60 | +35.60 | +0.60 |
| FTSE | 7,427.44 | +28.57 | +0.39% |
| CAC | 5,439.52 | +0.97 | +0.02% |
| DAX | 12,582.23 | +9.84 | +0.08% |
| Crude | $68.93 | | +0.42% |
| Gold | $1,326.20 | | +0.17% |