U.S. stock futures pointed to more gains for markets Tuesday, as concerns about a global trade war continued to dissipate. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 122 points, or 0.5%, to 24,313, while S&P 500 futures gained 11.75 points, or 0.4%, to 2,670.75. Nasdaq-100 futures added 37.75 points, or 0.6%, to 6,810.50. All three major benchmarks logged their best one-day gains since August 2015 on Monday, with the Dow climbing 669.40 points. Those gains were on the heels of the biggest weekly decline in more than two years. Stocks also saw sizeable gains across Asia, led by a 2.3% gain for the Nikkei 225 index . Across other assets, gold prices slipped modestly, while oil prices rose and the ICE Dollar Index was flat.
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