The FTSE 100 is called to open 14 points lower at 6499. UK Gilt 10 Year Yield 2.43%.
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite briefly above its 10-year closing-high as earnings season got off to a decent start. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 69 points, or 0.5%, to 15294 in midday trade, with Caterpillar and Cisco Systems leading gains.
The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index rose 11 points, or 0.7%, to 1651, with industrials leading nine of 10 industry sectors higher. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 15 points, or 0.4%, to 3500, and was as high as 3,506.64 earlier in the session, above its May 21 record close of 3,502.12, which was the highest since 2000, when the index traded above 5000. U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite briefly above its record closing-high as earnings season got off to a decent start.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 76 points, or 0.5%, to 15300 in midday trade, with Caterpillar and Cisco Systems leading gains.
