U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open in extremely volatile trading on Tuesday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures erasing an 850-point loss to gain almost 50 points. That’s as global equities picked up the selling baton from historic losses on Wall Street on Monday, with sharp losses across Asia and Europe. Down as much as 850 points earlier, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (s: YMH8) were up 54 points, or 0.2%, to 23,993. S&P 500 futures (s: ESH8) also completely reversed an earlier drop and rose 28.80 points, or 0.8%, to 2,628.75. Nasdaq-100 futures (s: NQH8) jumped 57.75 points, or 0.9%, to 6,485.75.
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