U.S. index futures advanced, signaling the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will rise for the first time this week, as the dollar fell to a four-month low.
Global markets:
Nikkei 19,570.24 -194.48 -0.98%
Hang Seng 27,286.55 37.27 0.14%
Shanghai Composite 4,378.93 3.17 0.07%
FTSE 6,960.88 11.25 0.16%
CAC 4,991.14 29.28 0.59%
DAX 11,437.69 86.23 0.76%
Crude oil $60.18 (-0.53%)
Gold $1216.30 (-0.17%)