World stock markets rose Tuesday, AP reported. European shares rose in early trading. Germany's DAX climbed 0.9 percent to 13,590.97 and France's CAC 40 added 0.4 percent to 5,563.58. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.1 percent to 7,725.94. Wall Street was poised to open higher. Dow futures gained 0.4 percent to 26,295.00 and broader S&P 500 futures were up 0.2 percent to 2,840.60. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.3 percent to close at 24,124.15 and South Korea's Kospi advanced 1.4 percent to 2,536.60. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.7 percent to 32,930.70 and the Shanghai Composite in mainland China climbed 1.3 percent to 3,546.50. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.8 percent to 6,037.00. Indexes in Southeast Asian also rose. The dollar slipped to 110.73 yen from 110.93 yen in late trading Thursday. The euro weakened to $1.2231 from $1.2263. Oil futures extended gains. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 29 cents to $63.86 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 26 cents to $63.57 a barrel on Thursday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, added 24 cents to $69.27 a barrel in London.
