The European markets are poised for a firm open on Tuesday, as concerns about the geopolitical risks emanating from the attacks in Paris faded. The DAX index futures of Germany added 113 points, and the CAC 40 index futures of France gained 47 points. The UK's FTSE 100 index futures rose 81.50 points and Swiss Market Index futures jumped 93 points.
On the economic front, at 4.30 am ET, the Office for National Statistics is slated to publish U.K. consumer and producer prices for October. Consumer prices are forecast to fall 0.1 percent year-on-year in October, the same rate of decline as seen in September.
At 5.00 am ET, Germany's ZEW economic confidence data is due. The economic confidence index is forecast to rise to 6 in November from 1.9 in October.
The European markets ended Monday's session mixed, recovering after falling in early trades following the terrorist attacks in Paris. The DAX of Germany climbed 0.05 percent and the FTSE of the U.K. gained 0.46 percent, while the CAC 40 of France fell 0.08 percent and the Swiss Market Index fell 0.26 percent.
In corporate news, German Internet service provider United Internet AG said its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization or EBITDA for the first nine months of 2015 jumped 46.1 percent from the year-ago period to 555.0 million euros. Consolidated sales were 2.75 billion euros, representing an increase of 26.9 percent over the prior-year period.
Swiss drug maker Novartis announced positive first results from the Phase III FLAME head-to-head trial examining the rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD exacerbations. In the FLAME study, once-daily Ultibro Breezhaler met primary endpoint and demonstrated superiority to Seretide in reducing COPD exacerbations during 52 weeks of treatment.
Low-cost airline easyJet reported increased pre-tax profit for the year, supported by higher revenues.
The U.S. futures indicate a firm open on Wall Street. Stocks moved sharply higher on Monday, despite the terror attacks in Paris. The S&P 500 closed 1.49 percent higher, while the Dow climbed 1.38 percent and the Nasdaq advanced 1.15 percent.
The Asian markets were trading higher, after the rally on Wall Street on Monday.
Crude for December delivery rose $0.02 to $41.76 per barrel, while December gold dropped $6.3 to $1077.3 a troy ounce.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.