Wall Street Set To Open Higher

(RTTNews) - On a lean day of economic announcements, geopolitical developments might be the focus on Tuesday.

Asian shares finished mixed, while European shares are trading higher.

As of 8.10 am ET, the Dow futures were gaining 49.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 8.25 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were up 55.50 points.

The major averages all ended Monday in positive territory. The Nasdaq climbed 98.31 points or 0.5 percent to 21,978.70, the Dow increased 114.09 points or 0.3 percent to 45,514.95 and the S&P 500 rose 13.65 points or 0.2 percent to 6,495.15.

On the economic front, the 3-year Treasury Note auction will be held at 1.00 pm ET.

Six-week Treasury auction will be held at 11.30 am ET.

Four-month Treasury bills auction will be held at 11.00 am ET.

Asian stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday. China's Shanghai Composite index dipped 0.51 percent to 3,807.29. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped 1.19 percent to 25,938.13.

Japanese markets ended lower. The Nikkei average climbed past the key 44,000 mark for the first time before surrendering early gains to settle 0.42 percent lower at 43,459.29. The broader Topix index ended down 0.51 percent at 3,122.12.

Australian markets fell notably. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.63 percent to 8,793.60 while the broader All Ordinaries index closed 0.61 percent lower at 9,071.20.

European shares are trading broadly higher. Among the major indexes in the region, the CAC 40 Index of France is progressing 29.12 points or 0.38 percent. The German DAX is declining 96.09 points or 0.40 percent, the U.K. FTSE 100 Index is gaining 29.68 points or 0.32 percent.

The Swiss Market Index is up 1.93 points or 0.02 percent.