U.S. stock-index futures advanced, supported by better-than-expected manufacturing activity reports from China. Investors await readings on U.S. manufacturing, for further indications of the health of the world’s biggest economy before this week’s Fed announcement.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 17,442.40 +17.38 +0.10%

Hang Seng 23,147.07 +212.53 +0.93%

Shanghai 3,122.03 +21.54 +0.69%

FTSE 6,959.05 +4.83 +0.07%

CAC 4,499.31 -9.95 -0.22%

DAX 10,651.07 -13.94 -0.13%

Crude $47.04 (+0.38%)

Gold $1289.10 (+1.26%)

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