US equity futures are indicating a higher open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets mixed to higher following a mixed Asian trade. Market taking encouragement from signs of diplomatic effort to defuse Russia-Ukraine tensions after US Secretary of State Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed to meet next week.
Companies mentioned: Celanese, DuPont (NYSE:DD), Tencent, Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), Renault (PA:RENA), Allianz (DE:ALVG)