On Tuesday US stock index futures traded
higher as ZEW reported better than expected economic sentiment index in Germany
and investors were expecting Fed announcement about its monetary policy. Futures
on Standard & Poor's 500 index added 7.10 points at 1,236.4, while those on
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60
points reaching 12,003. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 12 points attaining
2,302.5.