U.S. stock-index futures rose, as rising commodity prices offset a tepid start to the first-quarter earnings season..

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 15,928.79 +177.66 +1.13%

Hang Seng 20,504.44 +63.63 +0.31%

Shanghai Composite 3,024.53 -9.43 -0.31%

FTSE 6,206.8 +6.68 +0.11%

CAC 4,318.4 +5.77 +0.13%

DAX 9,720.68 +37.69 +0.39%

Crude oil $40.77 (+1.02%)

Gold $1261.60 (+0.26%)

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