US STOCKS-Futures higher on signs North Korea open to talks

Published 2018-03-06, 07:03 a/m
© Reuters.  US STOCKS-Futures higher on signs North Korea open to talks
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* Futures higher: Dow 147 pts, S&P 12.2 pts, Nasdaq 42.75pts

March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a sharplyhigher opening on Tuesday after South Korea said it would holdits first summit in more than a decade with North Korea and thatthe latter was open to talks with the United States ondenuclearization.

The news added to early gains for U.S. markets, which havebeen recovering from a bout of concern over the possibility of aglobal trade war following remarks by President Donald Trumplast week.

At 6:49 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMc1 were up 147 points, oraround 0.6 percent. S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 gained 12.25 points,or around half of a percent and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQc1 rose42.75 points, or 0.6 percent.

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