On Tuesday, there are no major economic announcements. Investors might be looking ahead to the Consumer Price Inflation report on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Asian shares finished broadly up, while European shares are trading mostly down.
Initial trends on the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open mostly lower. <\/p>\n
As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were down 69.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were declining 13.75 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 52.25 points.<\/p>\n
The U.S. major averages all closed in positive territory, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq posting a standout gain. The Nasdaq jumped 156.37 points or 1.1 percent to 13,917.89, the S&P 500 climbed 29.97 points or 0.7 percent to 4,487.46 and the Dow rose 87.13 points or 0.3 percent to 34,663.72.<\/p>\n
On the economic front, the Ten-year Treasury Note auction will be held at 1.00 pm ET. The four-month Treasury bill auction will be held at 11.00 am ET.<\/p>\n
Asian stocks ended mixed on Tuesday. Chinese shares ended on a subdued note, with the Shanghai Composite index slipping 0.18 percent to 3,137.06. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 0.39 percent to 18,025.89.<\/p>\n
Japanese stocks rallied. The Nikkei average climbed 0.95 percent to 32,776.37 while the broader Topix index settled 0.82 percent higher at 2,379.91.<\/p>\n